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Voice Request Guide

Matt Woodward
Matt Woodward
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Merlyn Origin Voice Request Guide

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Computer Control and Timers

Weather & Time
  • “What’s the weather today?”

  • “How is the the weather today?”

  • “What’s the weather like in London?”

  • “What time is it?”

  • “What is the time in New York”

  • “What time is it in Paris, France”
Device Control
  • “Volume up”
  • “Set volume to 20%”
  • “Decrease volume by 50%”
  • “Mute” / “Unmute”
  • “Set brightness to 20%”
  • “Open/Close browser”
  • “Take a screenshot”
  • "Lock Computer"
Mission Control
Press Mission Control button on remote
  • “Show windows”
  • “Birds-eye-view”
Set Timers
  • “Set a timer for 2 minutes”
  • "Set a bathroom/focus/snack timer for 2 minutes"
  • “Pause timer”
  • “Stop timer”
  • “Hide timer” / “Show timer”
  • "Restart timer" / "Reset timer"
  • Any timer action (set, pause, stop...) can be used with any timer label (1st, 2nd, bathroom, snack...)
Information
  • “Define amphibian”
  • “Tell us a fact”
  • “Quote of the day”
  • “What rhymes with cat?”
  • “What is another way to say happy?”
  • “Tell us a joke”
  • “Spell beautiful”
  • “Translate cat to Spanish”

Language

 
  • "Switch to Spanish"
  • "Switch to English"

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Merlyn Chat
Press the Chat button on remote
  • “Start chat” / “Close chat”
  • “Open chat” 
Quick Answers to Factual Questions
  • “Who was Cleopatra?”
  • “Tell me about the Bronze Age Collapse”
  • “How many cups are in a pint?”
  • “Where do pufferfish sleep?”
Search on Select Websites
  • “Search for algebra on Google”
  • “Search for videos about the Pythagorean Theorem on YouTube”
  • “Search for the Battle of Puebla
 on Wikipedia”
Use search engines
  • “Search for US Presidents on Google”
  • “Search for algebra on Google”
  • “Search for photosynthesis on YouTube”
  • “Search for videos about the periodic table
of elements on YouTube”
  • “Search for articles about climate change
on Nearpod”
Navigate browser tabs
  • “Close tab”
  • “Close all tabs”
  • Press left on remote
    • “Previous Tab”
  • Press right on remote
    • “Next Tab”
  • “Close the YouTube tab”

  • “Switch to the YouTube tab”
Control your browser
  • “Go full screen” / “Exit full screen”
  • “Scroll to the bottom” / “Scroll to the top”
  • "Zoom in 50%"
  • "Zoom out 100%"

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Integrations and Presentations

Access and share with Canvas

Canvas will only work once integrated by your IT Admin. 
  • "Go to our algebra class page"
  • "Open class page"
  • "Show assignments for my algebra class"
  • "Show our algebra class calendar"
  • "Share this with my algebra class"
  • "Open my algebra worksheet pdf in Canvas"
  • "Open my amphibious wonders lesson deck in Canvas"
Share with Google Classroom
  • "Share this with my class"
Use common classroom websites
  • "Open Google Drive"
  • "Open Google Classroom"
  • "Open GoNoodle"
  • "Open Google Slides"
  • "Open Khan Academy"
Presentation Websites: Google Slides, Powerpoint
  • "Start presentation"
  • "Stop presentation"
  • Press Down on remote
    • "Next slide"
  • Press Up on remote
    • "Previous slide"
Find files in your
Google Drive/OneDrive
  • "Search my Google Drive
for (name of file)"
Microsoft/One Drive
  • "Open Office"

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Teacher Toolkit

Custom Shortcuts
  • "Create a shortcut”
  • "<Shortcut name>"
  • “Open my <shortcut name>"
  • "Create a shortcut for the active tab"
  • "Create a shortcut for the last command"
  • "Create a shortcut for <any voice command>"
  • "Show my shortcuts"
Sticky Notes
  • "Take a note..."
  • "Start a note..."
  • "Jot down..."
  • "Show my notes"
Reminders
  • "Remind me to..."
Icebreakers
  • "Let's break the ice!"
Discussion Questions 
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Breaktime
  • "Let's take a break!"
  • Movement Playlist:
    • "Let's move!"
    • "Let's exercise"
    • "Open movement"
    • "Let's get active"
    • "Start a movement activity"
  • Mindfulness Activities:
    • "Let's practice mindfulness"
    • "Open mindfulness"
    • "Let's breathe"
    • "Let's relax"
    • "Let's meditate"

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Videos
  • Press center on remote
    • "Play video"
    • "Pause video"
  • Press Left/Right on remote
    • "Jump ahead"
    • "Go to 30 seconds" 
    • "Full Screen"
    • "Exit Full Screen"
Youtube
  • "Search YouTube for Banana Banana Meatball" 
  • "Play fourth video" 
Music
  • "Play a jazz song" (Spotify)
  • "Play NPR"

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Annotation

Open Annotation tool
  • "Open Annotation"
  • "Begin annotation"
  • "Start annotation"
  • "Go to annotation"
Changing colors
  • "Change the color to <color>"
    • Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, black, or white
Edit Annotations
  • "Clear annotation"
  • "Erase annotation"
Close Annotation tool
  • "Stop annotation"
  • "End annotation"
  • "Close annotation"
  • "Exit annotation"

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Student Interactions - "Sessions"

Begin a student session
  • "Start/open/initiate a session"
Formative Assessment activity
  • "Start/open/initiate a pulse check activity"
  • "Start/open/initiate a formative assessment activity"
  • "Start/open/initiate a check in activity"
  • "Start/open/initiate a pulse check activity about <topic>"
Brainstorm Board
  • "Start/open/initiate a brainstorm board activity"
  • "Start/open/initiate a brainstorm board activity about <topic>"
Mood Meter/SEL Check in
  • "Start/open/initiate a mood meter activity"
End a student session
  • "End session"

Click here for additional information on Student Interactions.

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