I did really like the logic puzzle chat bot. Not so much because it was particularly sophisticated but because of its potential to get students to excited about making something. More often than not, its the teacher or tutor that reaps the greatest learning benefits from an educational interaction. He/she must think of both the content as well as how to teach it which requires a higher level of thinking. In creating a chat bot, student-creators must anticipate what questions will be asked as well as how to create a understandable answer!
I really liked the logic puzzle idea too. I've gone to a few PD sessions about creating digital escape rooms where the answer to one problem unlocks the next one, etc. Kate's puzzle had a similar feel to it but seemed less complicated to set up. I teach grades 11 and 12 accounting. I was thinking of having my grade 12s create some of these puzzles for my grade 11s to use for review. Also, Kate - I tweeted your logic puzzle example to my colleagues. I hope that is okay (sorry - I should have asked first.)
I think the exploration of your logic puzzle as a questioning activity would be really interesting. I have been working on the difference between open ended and close ended questions what a great way to cement the idea.
Hi @Chris Wong - that was my thinking. I certainly wasn't able to create the next Siri, but was able to create a simple Flow by following basic ChatBot steps (that my students would likely pick up more quickly than I did!). This way, answers aren't simply sitting somewhere on the internet that students can easily search, and they have an incentive to build something challenging yet solvable.