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Voice Request Guide

Cathryne Hamsher
Cathryne Hamsher
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Merlyn Origin Voice Request Guide

Common voice requests

You can save time by using voice requests to control your laptop as you teach!
Click the microphone button on your remote control to talk to Merlyn.  

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Press "Let's Go" to download this printable guide.

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You can also add and customize unlimited shortcuts to use with Merlyn!

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”
  • “Pause timer”
  • “Stop timer”
  • “Hide timer” / “Show timer”
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”

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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>"
Sticky Notes
  • "Take a note..."
  • "Start a note..."
  • "Jot down..."
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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Video Library

How to set a timer with Merlyn

 

How to scroll webpages with Merlyn

How to zoom in and out with Merlyn

How to navigate to a website with Merlyn

 

 
How to navigate browser tabs with Merlyn
How to access Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive
How to control Google Slides with Merlyn
How to control YouTube with Merlyn
How to search for content with Merlyn
How to share links with Google Classroom
How to use the Merlyn Overlay Menu
How to use Merlyn Chat

 

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