Google Meet: Getting Started Step-by-Step
Overview
Use Google Meet for video meetings or to pre-record materials to post to Google Classroom.
There have been so many changes since the pandemic started...click here to get the most up-to-date demo from Google.
Additional information is below.
Getting Started Step-by-Step
During this self-study session, you will:
Review SPS video guidelines
Review the options for starting a Meet
Review the Google Meet Basics slideshow and embedded videos
Review the Extensions
Meet with a Colleague
Review the New Features
Let's Get Started
1. Review the SPS Video Guidelines for Teachers. Make sure that you understand what is and is not allowed in SPS.
2. Review your options for starting a Meet, shown in the video below, and decide which will work best for you.
On the fly, using a code
Through a direct invite by adding participants
Through Google Classroom
By scheduling a meeting in Google Calendar and inviting participants or sharing the link.
4. Watch the video for a demo on how to present and see your students at the same time.
Please note: There may be older software (e.g., Sphere 2) that doesn't support this new feature.
Split screen during google meet.webm5. Click here for a copy of student friendly expectations shown below.
Try It
There is a lot of information above.
Schedule a Meet with a colleague to practice presenting your screen.
Reflect: What was easy? What do you have more questions about?
New Features
Blurred backgrounds
See up to 49 people in your Google Meet.
New controls for moderators:
Give meeting hosts additional controls for muting, presenting, joining, and more.
End meetings for all participants when class is finished.
Manage join requests with ease by accepting or rejecting them in bulk.
A setting that requires the teacher to join first.
Integrated Jamboard whiteboard for collaboration making it easy for remote participation in brainstorming activities.
Meeting attendance: Give meeting hosts a simple way to see who attended their meeting.
Breakout rooms: Make it easy for large meetings to split into smaller groups, have parallel discussions, and reconvene once finished.
Hand raising: Increase participation in larger meetings by enabling participants to “raise their hands” when they have a question or something to say.
Q&A: Provide a channel for the audience to ask questions without disrupting the flow of the conversation.
Polling: Engage participants in large meetings with real-time polling.
Need More Information?
Click here for the Google Meet Cheat Sheet.
Click here for a 1-pager Google Meet Guide for Teachers.
Click here to view the step-by-step directions.