Technology

Chatbot Simulation

By understanding and using the basic principles of IBM Design Thinking, your students will explore how to turn problems into solutions. IBM, uses design thinking to develop understanding and empathy for their users. It’s a way for your students to learn how to deliver positive outcomes that improve the lives of the people who use technology around them.

Before the students start you will need to sign up for a free IBM Blue Mix Account. Please use the link below to create your account that will allow you to sign in and keep track of which portions of the modules you have created. Sign-Up for IBM Cloud Account

Materials:

Sticky notes
Large sheets of paper, a chalkboard, or a white board and markers or pens

Standards:

MP.1 Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

MP.2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

MP.3 Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.

MP.6 Attend to precision.

MP.7 Look for and make use of structure.

Chatbots for Good: Introduction to empathetic chatbots - developerWorks CoursesBuild a simple conversational chatbot. Design a dialog. Learn about intents, entities, and dialog. Analyze tone and emotions in text.

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Here students are following through with the Chatbot simulation. I loved the illustrations in the middle, they were discussing what the final product should look like, the ideas were astounding.

You can clearly see the look of satisfaction on my students face, he was so proud. With this activity, you can truly bring out any personality, from the most boisterous to the very quiet.

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