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411 Voice assistants don’t work for kids: The problem with speech recognition in the classroom

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Walter Thompson @ TechCrunch · 09/09/2020 12:35 EDT

Voice assistants don’t work for kids: The problem with speech recognition in the classroom

Young "remote learners" often struggle to navigate the keyboards, menus, and interfaces required to make good on the promise of education technology.

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