# Slack

You’ll automatically be added to the following channels:

* **Teaching team channel:** This is where you coordinate with your teaching team. Use it to discuss materials, content decisions, session handovers and to communicate any changes in your availability.
* **Student channel:** This channel is for communication with students and your teaching team. Use it to answer questions and share relevant materials with students.
* **Community channels:** You’re also welcome to join our community channels for **Berlin, NRW, and Hamburg** to stay up to date on local events and news.

Please make sure to **check Slack regularly during the semester** and use it as your main communication tool—especially if you’re unable to attend a session.

We encourage you to use Slack not only for logistics or emergencies, but also to **share materials, ideas, and good vibes** with your team. A supportive and communicative environment makes a big difference ✨

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#### **Slack Bookmarks**

At the top of each channel, you’ll find **Slack bookmarks** with quick access to important tools and materials, such as: tools, credentials, link accesses, management resources.

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#### **Course Class Follow-Up Activities**

For the non-Bootcamps/Circles courses, we aim to include more group work, hands-on practice, and real-world examples. To support this, and with teacher input, we provide a set of prepared Slack messages that you can find in your teaching channel bookmarks and post after each class:

* A reflection or discussion prompt
* Further reading or watching resources

Here you can find an example:

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Homework submissions and grading is not mandatory. This is to help try and cut down on students who would just use chatgpt to solve the homework. Students who want to do the homework will do it, and teachers can give these students more focus. Students are encouraged to share their work in the channel to get feedback from Teachers and fellow students.

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### Handover Slackbot

After every session, a **Slackbot** will be posted in your teaching team channel.\
At least one **designated team member** should complete it to ensure a smooth handover for the next session.

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This step is **very important** to help the next team come prepared.\
Please be empathetic—imagine stepping into a class without knowing what happened before!

⚠️ This is *really important* to help the next team come prepared. Be empathetic—imagine stepping into a class without knowing what happened before!

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#### **Take a look at:**

* [I cannot teach](https://redi-school-1.gitbook.io/teacher-hub/teacher-tools-and-resources/help/i-cannot-teach-dropout)
* [I am dropping out](https://redi-school-1.gitbook.io/teacher-hub/teacher-tools-and-resources/tools-and-platforms/broken-reference)