Check the name of the teacher you will be meeting for the Learning Conversation. Go to the Staff Teams Link Table at the end of this document. You will find the name of the teacher with a hyperlink in the next cell.
Depending on the device you are using the next steps will look slightly different.
Using a PC or Mac
Click on the link.
If you do not have the Teams app installed, you will receive a message like the one below. Choose to ‘Continue in this browser’.
You should see a screen allowing you to set your video and audio options. You many also be asked to enter your name. Please enter your child’s full name so the teacher knows who is entering the meeting and click ‘Join Now’
If you have the Teams App installed, the App will open automatically. You can adjust your video and audio, enter your child’s full name if you are asked, and then click on the ‘Join Now’ button
Regardless of what device or app you use, when you join the meeting, you will be directed to ‘the Lobby’. You will see a screen like the one below.
The teacher will receive a message letting them know you are ready to join. We are setting up our meetings this way so that any Conversations that are still ongoing are not interrupted. When the previous meeting is finished, the teacher will admit you from the lobby, and your Learning Conversation can start.
Using your child’s iPad
Click on the link next to the teacher’s name
Turn on your camera and microphone. Then click ‘Join Now’
When you join the meeting, you will be directed to ‘the Lobby’. You will see a screen like the one below.
The teacher will receive a message letting them know you are ready to join. We are setting up our meetings this way so that any Conversations that are still ongoing are not interrupted. When the previous meeting is finished, the teacher will admit you from the lobby, and your Learning Conversation can start.