🗨 Zero

Join the CodeYourFuture Intro to Digital Slack

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  1. Instructions
  2. Acceptance Criteria
  3. Submission
  4. Help

🗨 Step 0: What to do

Overview

The CodeYourFuture Intro to Digital Slack (ITD Slack) is an environment where you can ask for help and build your local community.

What Should You Do?

1. Join the ITD Slack

To join the ITD Slack, click the invitation link in Step 0 on the CYF Course Platform.

📝Note

Read the Slack tutorial to get started on Slack.

2. Update your Slack profile

Please use a consistent, professional name on Slack and add a consistent profile picture. We ask this so we can recognise each other. You don’t have to share any information you are not comfortable with.

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How to update Slack profile
3. Introduce yourself on Slack

Visit the #introduce-yourself-to-codeyourfuture channel and post a message introducing yourself.

4. Take a screenshot of your introduction

Your screenshot should show the channel name and your message.

Here are sample screenshots taken on a desktop and a smartphone.

Sample screenshot

5. Submit your screenshot

Upload your screenshot in Step 0 on the CYF Course Platform.

✅ Step 0: How to check your work

A volunteer will review your submission and check that it meets the acceptance criteria. They will give you feedback on your submission and help you make any changes needed to meet the criteria.

Here are the criteria you need to meet:

📩 Step 0: How to show us

Submission

You must do this on the CYF Course Platform.

  1. Upload a screenshot of your introduction on Slack

How to get help

When you have a question, ask it.

💡Code Your Future is a Community

Remember, Code Your Future is a community of adults sharing skills. We are all here to help each other, and learn. You are meant to ask questions at Code Your Future.

When you see someone else has a question, help them if you can.

First, visit our frequently asked questions page

When you have questions about coursework, ask in a workshop🧶🧶 workshopCode Your Future Workshops are meetings where you can get technical help. or in Slack🧶🧶 SlackSlack is messaging software - once you have downloaded Slack you can visit our Slack workspace to ask your questions.

You do not need to wait for a workshop to ask a question. You can ask questions in Slack at any time. We are here to help you understand and complete this course. Our goal is to help you learn.