Worksheets

Checklist

Track your class progress with this handy checklist

Design Your Bot

• [ ] Activity: Try out a chatbot
• [ ] Activity: Create your chatbot character and story flow
• [ ] Activity: Map out your story with cards

Create Your App

• [ ] Copy the Glitch base app
• [ ] Sign up as a FB developer
• [ ] Create a FB app
• [ ] Add Messenger to your FB app
• [ ] Create a FB Page for your Chatbot
• [ ] Activity: Decorate your FB page
• [ ] Get a page access token for your page
• [ ] Add your page access token to your Glitch app
• [ ] Create a “verify token” password and add it to the Glitch app
• [ ] Setup your webhooks
• [ ] Subscribe your page to the webhooks
• [ ] View your Glitch app logs to ensure it’s running
• [ ] Activity: Test your chatbot

Write Your Story With Code

• [ ] Activity: Cast a spell
• [ ] Activity: Find the bug
• [ ] Activity: Identify data types
• [ ] Activity: Write some functions
• [ ] Activity: Find the app secret messages
• [ ] Activity: Find the data structures
• [ ] Activity: Complete the test code
• [ ] Activity: Map your story to code
• [ ] Activity: Write your code

Story Worksheet

A blank copy of the story worksheet:

What character will your bot have? Get creative: you can use an existing character, a new one you make up or even yourself!

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What things would you your character to tell people talking to them?

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What kind of questions would someone ask your character in order to get them to say those things?

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Now we need to give your conversation a flow - can you divide your questions up into some categories with about 2-3 questions per category?

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Now let’s turn those categories into questions themselves. How might someone ask about this aspect of your character?

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Give your bot some personality! Write your answers in your characters voice. Don’t forget a greeting and goodbye!

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Story Alternatives With Examples

Quiz

What will the quiz tell people who take it? For example “What Disney Character Are You?”

What are 4 potential outcomes? Pocahantas, Jasmine, Mulan, Ariel

Draw out your quiz structure

*Pocahantas Vs. Jasmine

• Jasmine vs. Mulan
  • Mulan vs. Ariel
  • Jasmine vs. Ariel
• Pocahantas vs. Mulan
  • Mulan vs. Ariel
  • Pocahantas Vs. Ariel

What questions will determine the outcomes?

• Pocahantas Vs. Jasmine: Which animal is your favorite?
  • Pocahantas: A raccoon
  • Jasmine: A tiger
• Jasmine vs. Mulan: Which is more important to you?
  • Jasmine: Making your own way in the world
  • Mulan: Protecting my family
• Mulan vs. Ariel: What’s your favorite color?
  • Mulan: Teal
  • Ariel: Blue
• Jasmine vs. Ariel: Which would you rather do?
  • Jasmine: Travel to a new place
  • Ariel: Visit a muesuem
• Pocahantas vs. Mulan: Are you more independent or caring?
  • Pocahantas: Caring
  • Mulan: Independent
• Mulan vs. Ariel: Do you like dressing up?
  • Mulan : No
  • Ariel: Yes
• Pocahantas Vs. Ariel: Which subject do you prefer?
  • Ariel: History
  • Pocahantas: Biology

Further Resources

• Javascript
  • Codecademy Javascript: a free interactive course that teaches the basics really well.
  • NodeSchool: in person and online Node.js resources
  • Going out to eat and understanding the basics of Express.js
• NLP
  • https://tomassetti.me/guide-natural-language-processing/

## Thank you! Thanks to Kristi Leach, Samantha Goodman, and Karl Thomas for your reviews and feedback :D

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