Google Meet

Before you begin (these instructions are for using Google Meet on a laptop/PC/Chrome device; instructions for using the app are similar)...

HARDWARE NEEDED TO USE MEET

• If you are on a laptop/Chromebook, phone/tablet, you should already have a microphone and camera on the device. If you don't, or if you are on a PC...

• Plug your webcam into a USB port on your device, the webcam should already have a microphone in it.

• Use the dial-in phone number that you get from the meeting presenter, and use your rotary phone to dial in.

MEET ON A PHONE OR TABLET USING APP

• APPLE https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hangouts-meet-by-google/id1013231476

• ANDROID https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.meetings&hl=en_US  

MEET ON LAPTOP/PC, CHROMEBOOK USING GOOGLE CHROME BROWSER

Open Chrome and navigate to https://meet.google.com/_meet

CREATE A NON-SCHEDULED MEETING

1. Open the app or web page. You may get 2 pop-up notifications: one to allow your microphone, and one to allow your webcam. Click ALLOW for both.

2. Click "+Join or start a meeting"

3. On the "Join or start meeting" window, enter a name for the meeting, then click CONTINUE

4. Click JOIN NOW (you can also click JOIN AND USE A PHONE FOR AUDIO if you don't want to use a microphone.

5. A window will pop up that has a URL that you can email to others, or you can click ADD PEOPLE

6. To present what is on your computer screen, click PRESENT NOW

7. Once you're connected to the meeting, to exit/end the meeting, click the red phone icon at the bottom of the screen.

CREATE A SCHEDULED MEETING WITH GOOGLE CALENDAR (not advised if using with students, use Meet in Google Classroom instead)

1. Open your Google Calendar

2. Click on a day/time

3. Window will appear to create an appointment on your calendar, click MORE OPTIONS in the lower-right of the window

4. Add a title for the meeting

5. Select a date and time for your meeting

6. Midway down the page on the left, there is an icon that looks like a camcorder, click "Join with Google Meet"

7. Enter a DESCRIPTION for the meeting if you'd like

8. Where it says GUESTS/ADD GUESTS, type the names of people that you'd like to attend your meeting (type a few letters of their first name and a list will appear, click the person).

9. Once you have added everyone who you'd like to attend your Meet, click the blue SAVE button at the top.

10. A message will appear asking if you want to send the participants a notification about the meeting, click SEND

Here is more information on Google Meet in case I missed anything:

• https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9300131?hl=en

• https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9282720 

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