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Teaching and learning in the 21st Century - meeting the pedagogical challenges of digital learning and innovation for the iGeneration
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TheTechSpec Blog: Using Google Maps with Siri

TheTechSpec Blog:  Using Google Maps with Siri | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
Educational Technology, tech tutorials, tech tips, Google Apps, Google in Education, Tech on the Side
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The Siri photo feature to help you locate specific photos via MATT ELLIOTT

The Siri photo feature to help you locate specific photos via MATT ELLIOTT | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
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Skype for iOS Update Now Lets Siri Make Calls for You

Skype for iOS Update Now Lets Siri Make Calls for You | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
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The future of Voice commands via @jppullen

The future of Voice commands via @jppullen | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
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Make the Most of Hands-Free “Hey Siri” on Your iPhone or iPad by Tim Brookes

Make the Most of Hands-Free “Hey Siri” on Your iPhone or iPad by Tim Brookes | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
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Tech Tip: Have Siri read web pages to you  by Haley Turner

Here is the weekly tech tip. This week I show you how to set up your iOS device to have Siri read to you. PLUS a bonus tip this week: How to hide all th
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Just Ask Siri—or What We’re Teaching and Why

Just Ask Siri—or What We’re Teaching and Why | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
In the limited amount of class time we have, is memorizing fifty state capitals how we want to spend it? Or should we be engaging learners in another way?
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How to Change the Way Siri Pronounces Names

How to Change the Way Siri Pronounces Names | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
When it comes to pronunciation, Siri is generally pretty good. While Apple's assistant doesn't always sound like a real person when it responds to your every command, it does sound close -- that is, until it completely butchers your friend's name. Don't worry, though, because you can fix this problem with a simple voice command to Siri. No…
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New Apple TV: Tips, Tricks, Siri Remote Shortcuts and Useful Settings

New Apple TV: Tips, Tricks, Siri Remote Shortcuts and Useful Settings | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
The new Apple TV launched on Friday in several countries around the world, giving early adopters a chance to try out the fourth-generation device for...
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6 Things the New Apple Siri Is Smart Enough to Understand

6 Things the New Apple Siri Is Smart Enough to Understand | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
Siri is becoming more like a virtual assistant with each new release. Here are some new things you can ask her to do on your iPhone running iOS 9.
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Forget Siri: 4 Ways Your Phone is About to Get Smarter

Forget Siri: 4 Ways Your Phone is About to Get Smarter | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
All three of the major phone platforms now have their own voice. Apple has Siri, Microsoft has Cortana, and Google has the somewhat less sassy Google Now. These systems let you handle basic tasks through voice control. Each is a sort of virtual secretary that can answer simple questions, open apps, make notes, and relay…
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Educating parents of the Siri generation

Educating parents of the Siri generation | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
In our digital world, some parents may feel lost at sea. Here's what they need to know to keep up with their kids online lives.
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Google gets some competition in the smartphone translator app space

Google gets some competition in the smartphone translator app space | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
This translation app lets you speak to your iPhone in one language and have it talk back in another.
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Siri Shortcuts + Zapier: How to Create Siri Shortcuts Beyond Your iPhone by Matthew Guay 

Siri Shortcuts + Zapier: How to Create Siri Shortcuts Beyond Your iPhone by Matthew Guay  | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
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Google Assistant compared to Siri in extensive video, shows a more personable side via @llsethj

Google Assistant compared to Siri in extensive video, shows a more personable side via @llsethj | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
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Here's how to find a full list of voice commands for Siri and OK Google via daily dot 

Here's how to find a full list of voice commands for Siri and OK Google via daily dot  | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
You'll never have to type or tap to search again.
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The creators of Siri just showed off their next AI assistant, Viv

The creators of Siri just showed off their next AI assistant, Viv | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
Dag Kittlaus and Adam Cheyer created the artificial intelligence behind Siri, Apple's iconic digital assistant, and one of the first modern apps to capably handle natural language queries o
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How to Use Spotlight on Your iPhone to Save Time by Dann Albright

How to Use Spotlight on Your iPhone to Save Time by Dann Albright | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
Spotlight has been around on iOS devices for a while, but it's gotten a whole lot more powerful with iOS 9.
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Secret Siri commands: Cool questions you can ask right now by Rene Ritchie

Secret Siri commands: Cool questions you can ask right now by Rene Ritchie | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
Siri is Apple's virtual digital assistant. It can help you stay connected, organize your life, and get thing done both professional and personal. It can also do a lot of cool tricks... all you have to do is know what to ask!
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Siri Won’t Shut Up? Silence Her With the Mute Switch

Siri Won’t Shut Up? Silence Her With the Mute Switch | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
Your iPhone's mute switch, located above the volume buttons, is a great shortcut for quickly silencing your phone, but it can be made even more useful. By default, you might find Siri, the virtual assistant, a bit invasive. Here's how to use your mute switch to silence her. This setting is pretty buried, so you might not know…
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Siri Beats Google Now And Cortana In User Satisfaction And Accuracy: Study

Siri Beats Google Now And Cortana In User Satisfaction And Accuracy: Study | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
Consumers are more satisfied with Siri than other digital assistants, a new study found. Beyond customer satisfaction, Siri is more accurate than Google Now and Microsoft's Cortana, the study concluded.
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How to Teach Siri to Pronounce Names it Can't Get Right

How to Teach Siri to Pronounce Names it Can't Get Right | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
Siri doesn't always understand names, but it can learn. Here's how you can teach it to pronounce names correctly.
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Apple Addresses Privacy Questions About ‘Hey Siri’ And Live Photo Features

Apple Addresses Privacy Questions About ‘Hey Siri’ And Live Photo Features | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
Though Apple has long been vocal about its stance on security and privacy, it has recently begun utilizing that stance as a sales tool. If you’d like to..
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6 brilliant Siri tricks

6 brilliant Siri tricks | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
When Apple first introduced Siri back in 2011, it was an interesting concept plagued by limited functionality. But in typical fashion, Apple over the years has quietly bestowed upon Siri all sorts ...
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Apple’s Proactive Assistant For Siri: New Feature Knows What You Want Before You Want It [Video]

Apple’s Proactive Assistant For Siri: New Feature Knows What You Want Before You Want It [Video] | iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation) | Scoop.it
Have a meeting on the other side of town? Need to meet a friend for lunch at a restaurant? It used to be that Google Now was the only game in town that would
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