Can you finish build your chatbot buddy class 5 in about 30 min?
You will children learn how technology mimics human interaction, grasping the fundamentals of AI programming.
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Children learn how technology mimics human interaction, grasping the fundamentals of AI programming. This activity demystifies AI by enabling children to create their own chatbot, fostering creativity and critical thinking in technology use.
By engaging in the chatbot creation process, children experience embodied cognition; they visualize and simulate how AI understands and responds, solidifying their grasp of programming concepts and logic. This hands-on activity simplifies complex ideas into manageable tasks aligned with Vygotsky's scaffolding principle.
1. Open the Scratch coding platform (scratch.mit.edu). 2. Select 'Create' to start a new project. 3. Choose a character (sprite) for your chatbot. 4. Use 'Ask' blocks to prompt questions and 'Say' blocks for responses. 5. Create at least 5 different questions and responses. 6. Share your chatbot with a family member and ask for their feedback.