Textit.in SMS

Announcements

• Welcome back from Spring Break
• The dot is coming!
• Usability Heuristics – error prevention
• Zidisha hiring a remote php developer
• Next week – Textit.in IVR
• April 8th, Brown Bag Lunch – The Changing Nature of Community
• Pandorabots!
• Tay Tweets

Design Notebooks

Let’s take a few minutes to review your system personas.

Textit

What is it?

Textit is a visual interactive SMS application development platform developed by Nyaruka in Rwanda.

How does it work?

• Introducing Textit

Setting up

• Signing up
• Setting up a channel
• Link your Twilio number

Your first Textit flow

• Create a contact group
• Create a new flow
• Create a trigger

Testing Textit flows

• Testing flows with the simulator

Additional Examples

• Mastering Flows
• Maternity Reminders with Textit

Workshop

Let’s break up into our groups and continue working on our projects.

For projects using SMS, work through the videos listed under Additional Examples as appropriate for your project.

Assignment

Projects

• With your team, continue working on your projects. Come to class next week prepared to demonstrate your progress.

Design Notebooks

• Create a new slide in your Design Notebook and title it “Project Iteration 1”
• Write a brief paragraph reflecting on your work this week on your project. What did you accomplish? Did you encounter any blocks to your progress? What do you intend to accomplish next week?

*Submit the link to your Design Notebook to Canvas before we meet again next week unshaven girls