Google Meet
What is Google Meet?
Google Meet is an online meeting tool that is available as part of the GSuite for Education. Depending on the settings made at the Admin level of your district's Google domain, you may or may not have access to it. Using Google Meet is a quick and easy way to get together online to talk, share information via your computer screen, and more. Use the resources below to learn more about Google Meet and how you might want to make use of it with your students.
How to Start a Google Meet
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Launching a Google Meet Using a Nickname - use this option with your students. Note: Only people within your district's Google domain will be able to join a Meet using a nickname.
Schedule a Meet from Calendar - use this option for attendees who are not part of your school's Google domain |
Steve Clark has shared some helpful graphics for supporting educators and students as they use Google Meet for synchronous online learning. The infographic to the right contains very sound advice for teachers using Google Meet. Using a Meet nickname to bring students into the meeting space can help to insure that students cannot reenter the space after the teacher closes the session. Access two other infographics from Steve by clicking the links below.
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Google Meet Tools & Features
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Basic Features of a Google Meet - a pdf document with text and images explaining the basic features found in a Google Meet.
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How to Use Google Meet for Remote and Online Learning
Tips for Teaching with Google Meet
3 Ways to Still See Your Students when Presenting in Google Meet
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Once you share your screen with your students in Google Meet, you can no longer see your students or the chat. Watch this video to learn about three ways that you can try using so that you will still be able to see what is going on with both their videos and the chat.
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Launching Google Meet from Google Classroom
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You can now use a permanent Google Meet link within your Google Classroom that your students can use to join your online meeting.
The link will appear on both the Stream, in the banner, and on Classwork, as a link near the top. |