Recording Google Meet Sessions

Anyone in a Google Meet session has the ability to start a recording.

  • To start a recording, the recorder will select the three dots in the bottom right corner of the Meet window and select "Start Recording".

  • When initiated, a message appears for the recorder (see Screenshot #1) to ask permission of the participants to record. The recorder can either accept or decline this message.

  • Once the recording begins, all Meet participants will hear a chime and see a recording icon in the upper left corner of their screen (see Screenshot #2). If participants click the three dots, they will also see the message "Meeting is being recorded" where they would usually be able to select "Record Meeting" (see Screenshot #3).

  • If a participant joins a Meet late that has already been recording, the user will be notified prior to entering the Meet (see Screenshot #4).

  • To stop a recording, the recorder selects the same three dots and selects "Stop Recording". A message appears letting the recorder know whose Google Drive the recording will be saved in.

Screenshot #1

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Screenshot #3

Screenshot #4

Ownership of Recordings

  • The Meeting host will own any recordings that occur during the Meet session.

  • The Meeting host will be the first CCPS adult that clicks the Google Classroom Meet link or starts the Meet through the app, calendar, or as a nicknamed Meet.

  • The Meeting host will see "Host Controls" in their Google Meet session window (see Host Controls for Google Meet).

Accessing Recordings

  • The Host/owner and the one who started the recording (who is sometimes NOT the host) will get emailed when the recording is ready.

  • Users can identify the owner of a recording by clicking the link to the recording in the email and selecting the three dots from within the recording window. Then, click details and a side window appears showing you where the recording is stored and who has access to the recording.

  • The Host/owner will find the Meet recording and chat transcript (if chat occurred during the recording) in a “Meet Recordings” folder in their Google Drive.

  • If a person recorded the Meet session and was NOT the owner of the recording, he or she will also be emailed, but will only have view rights to the recording and it will appear in his or her “Shared with Me” section of Google Drive.

Changing Ownership of Recordings

  • If you need to change the ownership of a recording, right-click on the recording file, select “Share,” then use the drop down option to select who the owner should be.