Manage notifications

I have a faculty meeting in twenty minutes and half the team keeps getting notified of emails during calls. Turn off in-call alerts for everyone in my meeting and set phone banners to Do Not Disturb for the 45‑minute window, then confirm which participants still get push notifications from other apps.

Before I circulate guidance to department leads about call disruptions, simplify the notification settings and show where distracting alerts appear. Surface the three settings most likely to stop banners and sounds for teachers during class, and flag the one setting that, if mis-ticked, will silence important emergency announcements.

During my last class a teacher kept getting message popups that students heard; they say Do Not Disturb was on. I don’t know if they used the device DND or the browser-level mute. Which setting is most often missed, how do I check which one was active, and what quick instruction prevents this next time?

Every week at least one teacher gets audible notifications mid-session that disrupts the class. Where are habits failing — device setup, browser permissions, or unclear policies — and what single standard operating habit should we adopt schoolwide so teachers start calls without worry? Provide a three-step morning routine teachers can follow and the one policy IT should enforce.