Slack Tutorial

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Slack tutorial

Hello new member! Personal contact is an essential part of learning: asking questions; sharing experiences. That's what our exclusive Slack workspace is for. Get help from our international network of learning innovators and from our team that's dedicated to helping you. But how does it work and how can you use it? Let's take a look. See you on Slack! Robin

Slack tutorial

Contents

1. How to join Slack
2. How to sign in
3. What to expect from Slack
4. How to ask a question
5. How to respond

Slack tutorial

1. How to join Slack

2) Enter your name and your password in the webpage that has opened. Click Create account.

1) As Pro member of the HUB, you'll receive an email from Slack. Click Join now.

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2. How to sign in

Use your email address and your password to sign in. You can use Slack on your smartphone as well! Find it in the Play Store (Android) and in the Apple Store.

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3. What to expect from Slack

As you can see we’ve made several channels in Slack. We made those channels to structure our conversations into separate subjects. Of course, you’re not obligated to use all of the channels! Follow the conversations in the channels that are most relevant to you and/or those that are mentioned in the courses you're taking. We chose the subjects of the channels very carefully. Do you think it’s time for a new channel? Let us know and we might just add it!

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4. How to ask a question

We want to inspire you to use Slack for sharing your questions, ideas and experiences around Virtual Reality and learning. In the video on the right, we show you how to post a message to one of the channels. We are also curious about you! We'd love it if you introduce yourself in the #smalltalk channel. Will you leave a message too?

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5. How to respond (1)

If you reply to someone else's message, it's clear to use threads. Threaded messages are a list of comments to a parent or initial message. Hover the parent message, and click the Reply in thread button. You can tick the box below your reply if you want the reply to post as a parent message on the channel, too. In the video, you can see how Marielle answers a question in the #learningmaterials channel.

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How to respond (2)

People can also respond to your post. On the left sidebar, you’ll see Threads. In this item you’ll find all threads that you're part of. In Mentions & reactions, you can find an overview of all messages that include a mention of your name preceded by @ (@Robin de Lange, for example).

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So let's get started!

See you in our Slack workspace!