Chatbot
Learn how to program a character that can talk to you! A character like that is called a chat robot, or chatbot.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 5-6 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Course or tutorial, Lesson ideas |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Implementation (programming) |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI6P05
Implement algorithms as visual programs involving control structures, variables and input |
| Technologies & Programming Languages | Scratch |
| Keywords | visual programming language, variables, branching |
| Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs | Digital Literacy, English |
| Organisation | Raspberry Pi Foundation |
| Copyright | © Raspberry Pi Foundation. Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0. |
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