

You should now be in the workspace’s #general channel and subsequently can visit the workspace directly from the Slack app of your choice (web, desktop, or mobile), rather than from Canvas.Launch the Slack Desktop or Web App to login.Read the instructions and click Join Workspace (if you don’t see the message, skip to next section).Click the Slack tool in your Canvas course site.How do I join a Slack workspace for my course? Set up a Slack account (new users only)įor first time Slack users, go through the process of logging in to Stanford Slack for the first time. If you think your class would benefit from it, send the teaching team this article on how to create a private Slack Workspace for a course with Canvas. If you don’t see Slack in your Canvas course, the teaching team may not have enabled it. You can adjust your notification settings per channel to passively drop in as you are interested or be actively notified about every message on your desktop or on your phone. You can tag individuals or entire channels to get people's attention. Your Stanford Slack account allows you to instantly share messages, links, and files with individuals or groups through selected channels in a workspace, as well as contact people by voice and video call. If you see a Slack tool in your Canvas course, your teaching staff has likely created a Slack workspace that you can join.
