## slack * slack is a way to do realtime passing around of notes / info during class * it is also a good way to arrange/coordinate social activities; works on phones, etc. * we will have room specific channels, as well as #general for course wide stuff and #random for fun. * room specific channels can be used for questions during the presentation (instead of / in addition to asking for help) * also have a #social channel, and maybe others; go ahead and invite. * find more features of Slack here: https://slack.com/features ## hackmd: * hackmd is a good way to do collaborative note taking * will have one hackmd per room * they will be persistent * you are welcome to join us in taking notes! ask a TA or helper on how to connect in to edit instead of view * find more features of HackMD here: https://hackmd.io/features# ## e-mail: We are using the [groups.io](https://dibsi18.groups.io/g/main) platform for e-mail. The list will generally only be used for important updates and announcements of schedule changes