Introduction to Alexa

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What is the course about?

Introduction to Alexa

The course Introduction to Alexa is an online class provided by Codecademy. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Learn how to build and host your own Alexa Skill.

Course description

Introduction to Alexa
9 Hours

With a comprehensive understanding of the process for developing a custom Alexa skill, you’ll be prepared to publish your own program and work with other Voice User Interface (VUI) applications.
In this series, you will learn how to create a simple “Hello Codecademy” Alexa skill. You will build the interaction model and Amazon Lambda function that responds to a user’s voice with a personal welcome message.
Though it is not a prerequisite for most of the content in this series, a basic understanding of JavaScript will help you understand the programming logic in this course series.

Build Your First Alexa Skill (SDK v2)
Learn to build skills for Alexa using the Alexa Skills Kit and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Create Your Lambda Function (SDK v2)
In this course, you will learn how to create your own Lambda function using the AWS console.
Get User Input (SDK v1)
Make Alexa skills interactive using behaviors from the Alexa sdk.
Add Persistence to Your Skill (SDK v1)
Learn how to persist values during and between Alexa skills.

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Prerequisites & Facts

Introduction to Alexa

Course Topic

Alexa, Programming

University, College, Institution

Codecademy

Course Skill Level

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Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Introduction to Alexa

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