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Teams 70 and 494 here

1. How did you have your slack channel set up? (i.e subgroups, build groups, etc)

Answer: We use separate channels for each team. In addition, we have a Mentors only channel and have created event channels such as MARC and IRI to record event happenings such as pictures related to each event.

2. Does your team have any guidelines to follow, such as rules that people have to follow?

Answer: We do not allow vulgar language, or anything negative int he channels.

3. How big is your team?

Answer: 14-20 Students and 10-12 Mentors

4. How has it worked out so far?

Answer: Very successful thus far and an easy interactive way to get the students involved rather than using email.

5. Anything we should know about Slack before we use it?

Answer: There is a learning curve for some individuals but giving a learning session via a projector and a laptop helps get the students and parents involved.