Online Meeting for Parents

Joining a Meeting Online for Parents

Use this handout to help you join our First Year Parents Evening

Join Teams Meeting anytime, anywhere from any Device

Microsoft Teams

  • All you need to join a Teams meeting is a link.
  • Join Microsoft Teams Meeting in your meeting invite to be taken to a page where you can choose to either join on the web or download the
    desktop app.
  • If you already have the Teams app, the meeting will open there
    automatically.
  • If you do not have a Teams account and the organizer has allowed it, you may have the option to enter your name to join the meeting as a guest.
  • If you do have a Teams account, select Sign in to join with access to the meeting chat and more.
  • Then, depending on the organizer’s settings, you may join the meeting right away or go to the lobby where people in the meeting can admit you.

Join from Calendar

  • Select Calendar on the left side of the app to see your meetings.
  • Find the meeting you want, and then select Join.
  • Or, if someone starts the meeting, you will get a notification you can use to join.

Join in a Channel

  • If a meeting takes place in a channel, you will see an invitation to join, relevant content, and who is in the meeting right in the channel.
  • Just select Join.
  • Channels are found under each Team.
  • Example – Team = Student Study Help.
  • Channels = General.