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BY: PAULA NEIDLINGER \u2013 FEB\u2022 20\u20222018\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Twitter: @PNeid<\/em><\/p>\n

Are you completely confused by the title? If I captured your attention- please continue reading to find out how you can use the Amazon Echo in the classroom for student podcasts and Internet radio stations.<\/p>\n

Yes, your students\u2019 podcasts and radio shows can now be heard through the Flash Briefing setting within your Echo\/Alexa device. What an exciting opportunity for all students. Their voices can now be heard \"\"<\/a>beyond the classroom walls. Aren\u2019t we all searching for global audiences? What an exciting opportunity for all students and teachers.<\/p>\n

Within my mass media classroom structure, students have the opportunity each day to have their voices heard through our Storm Radio program. We are now finishing our fourth year with\u00a0Backbone Networks<\/em><\/strong>, the provider of our classroom Internet radio station. Backbone has enabled our classroom station to operate 24\/7 using an integrated radio automation system, which streams to a worldwide audience and automatically creates listener logs and reports for me on a regular basis. With no more than a Mac, mic, and audio board, we operate Storm Radio from the classroom 24\/7. Students write and produce their shows daily, utilizing school, community, and world news. Additionally, our Lincoln Jr. High student DJ\u2019s entertain calls from their listeners using our Backbone Talk broadcast phone system. This system provides engagement with our audience in Plymouth, Indiana, and beyond.<\/p>\n

Now, let\u2019s continue with the \u201cBIG\u201d news! Using backbone\u2019s new product Backbone Hub<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, we are now able to deliver media from our radio database automatically as an Amazon Alexa flash briefing \u2014 as well as \"Backbone<\/a>stream that same content on air and deliver to a podcast RSS feed. If you own an Echo Device, check out our podcast through the Flash Briefing content on your Echo\/Alexa device.<\/p>\n

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