Parents, take note: Google Assistant has added home learning commands this fall to facilitate your child's education at home

With traditional face-to-face schooling in limbo in the US and abroad, Google Assistant has added several features to help keep your child's (or children's) virtual education on track Google Assistant-enabled speakers and smart displays can motivate them to learn in the morning by saying, "Hey Google, start school"

Smart displays like the Google Nest Hub Max and Google Nest Hub show school-themed visuals and classroom sounds as children flip through papers

And if your home has the best smart lights installed, the "Start School" command will flash them in fun colors of red, orange, and yellow

Google Assistant's "Family Bell" skill allows you to create announcements for children throughout the day Just as students in a traditional classroom break for lunch, recess, or reading, Google Assistant can serve as the timekeeper or school bell for the weekday schedule

The ability to assign bells to ring simultaneously on different devices would be a great help to telecommuting parents who monitor multiple children

For young learners, Google Assistant's new "Animal of the Day" command provides an easy way to hear fun facts about a different animal each day; Google Assistant's speaker will play the sounds each animal makes, and daily tasks such as drawing an animal You can also pitch in

Of course, anyone who knows how to use Google Assistant will know that it can also be used to answer math questions, translate languages, and recall history facts If you don't already have a smart assistant in your home, the new school season may be the perfect time to get a new smart home device

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