Online Learning Conferences

This guide will explain step-by-step how to use Microsoft Teams with your Parent school account to participate in Degerloch Lower School Online Parent Teacher Student Conferences.

Before conference

1. Access Teams, this could be through the desktop app, or in your browser using this link https://teams.microsoft.com ,or if you want to use your phone/tablet, you should download the Microsoft Teams app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. 
2. "Sign In" using your ISSEV parent account.
3. Please logon as soon as you can, before conferences, to verify your account is working. If you experience any issues getting logged in, please contact [e-mail].

On the day of the conference

1. Send a chat message in Teams to the teacher 1 or 2 minutes prior to the scheduled time. Please note: if this step is not completed, your conference time will not happen because the teachers cannot call you.
2. Teacher will video call you in Teams at the scheduled time. 
3. Make sure your Teams status is set to Available

Adding a second parent

In some cases, both parents are not together with the student. You can add a second parent to the video call, but only after you are on the call with the teacher.

Once in the call

1. Click on 'participants icon
2. Search for the second parent using their first and last name and
3. Add them to the call by clicking on their name.

Special Note for parents using corporate devices:

If you are using a device which already has your company's Teams, we recommend that you use a browser to access using "New InPrivate Window" or "Incognito mode"

For example, here's where to find it on Edge.