Hello Bot, how are you?

In the online workshop “Hello Bot, how are you?” participants will gain insight into how to program chatbots. Chatbots are programs capable of conversing with a user. Participants can choose to use either Scratch or Python.

Depending on the participants’ progress, when using Scratch, they can also utilize the “Text-to-Speech” extension and create their own blocks (also known as “functions” or “subroutines”).

Learning objectives:

• Participants understand what a chatbot is.
• Participants can make the computer say something.
• Participants can query and use user input.
• Participants can use conditions to respond to user input.

Participants will need:

• Computer or tablet.
• Internet connection.
• For working with Scratch: Browser (Chrome) or Scratch App.
• For working with Python: A Python editor, such as PyCharm or online in the browser trinket.
• Microphone and speakers.
• Paper and pens.
• Scratch Chatbot Guide from the Raspberry Pi Foundation
• Example of an (advanced) Scratch chatbot from CoderDojo Schöneweide