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02-20-2016, 05:12 PM
10 creative ways families can use Slack
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Swedish developer and nerd dad supreme, Peter Fjallstrom recently published a list of all the ways his family uses Slack (http://qz.com/609522/my-family-of-four-uses-slack-and-**w-we-cant-imagine-life-without-it/), the integrated messaging system that claims to end email. Fjallstrom uses code hacks to ping his children's locations and add items to his family’s online grocery order.
But you don’t have to be a ****** to make Slack work for your family. Here are 10 easy ways parents can use Slack.
1. Calendar coordination*
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Slack integrates easily with Google Calendar making it easy to view and schedule events for the whole family. You can use Slack shortcuts to add reminders Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/20/slack-parents/)
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Swedish developer and nerd dad supreme, Peter Fjallstrom recently published a list of all the ways his family uses Slack (http://qz.com/609522/my-family-of-four-uses-slack-and-**w-we-cant-imagine-life-without-it/), the integrated messaging system that claims to end email. Fjallstrom uses code hacks to ping his children's locations and add items to his family’s online grocery order.
But you don’t have to be a ****** to make Slack work for your family. Here are 10 easy ways parents can use Slack.
1. Calendar coordination*
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Image: Slack
Slack integrates easily with Google Calendar making it easy to view and schedule events for the whole family. You can use Slack shortcuts to add reminders Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/20/slack-parents/)
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