Manage Remote Parent-Teacher Conferences (MS/US)

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Summary	How to use Google Meet for Riverdale Parent-Teacher conferences
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Use Google Meet for Conferences (Teachers)

If your Parent-Teacher conferences is scheduled using Google Meet this year, follow this guide. You will receive an invite to your portion of the meeting and will meet with parents and family remotely. The basic setup is outlined below:

• Families will join the first teacher meeting at the scheduled time
• The AA scheduling the meeting makes the first teacher a co-host of the meeting when creating the initial invite and meeting link
  • Invite first teacher on calendar invite as usual
  • Click Settings next to Join with Google Meet, click Host controls click Restricted under Meeting Access
  • Click Settings next to Join with Google Meet, click Guests, add the first teacher as a Co-host
• During the first meeting, the teacher automatically becomes the meeting host
• The first teacher will add the parents/family as co-hosts during first meeting (regardless of having a Google account or not)
• Teachers will leave the meeting (and not end the meeting)
• Families will meet with subsequent teachers on the same Meet call without closing it

Make Parents/Family Co-hosts

If you are the first scheduled Parent-Teacher conference, you (as the teacher) will need to make sure to add the parents/family as co-hosts so that they can continue using the same meeting link after your scheduled meeting block has ended. To do this:

1. Click on the participants icon (people)
2. Click on the three vertical dots next to the family member(s)
3. Click on Add as co-host

Leave Google Meet Call vs. Ending Meeting

Teachers, after your scheduled time with parents and family, make sure you click Just leave the call (if you are given that option).

Note: DO NOT select End the call for everyone. Parents and family will be using the same Google Meet link for subsequent meetings, and they will need to admit teachers to the same call.

Use Zoom for Conferences (Teachers)

Make Parents/Family Meeting Hosts

1. In the host controls, click Participants
2. Hover over the participant you want to make the host and click More
3. Click Make Host.
4. Click Yes to confirm

Leave Zoom Call vs. Ending Meeting for All

When you click on End Meeting, click Leave Meeting when prompted to.

Note: DO NOT click End Meeting for All, since that will end the meeting for all the participants as well. Parents and family need the meeting to stay open so they can meet with subsequent teachers in the same location.

If you didn't already assign a new host, you will have a choice to Assign a New Host. Once you've clicked on the proper participant, then you can select Assign and Leave.