Google Meet Help

Hangouts Meet Quick Start.pdf

Using Google Hangouts Meet

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Teacher Tips

  1. To learn best practices for distance learning, review the Teacher’s Guide to Hangouts Meet

  2. When using Meet, participants can turn off their camera to show their profile photo instead. This can improve video meeting quality if internet speed is slow. If audio quality is poor, use a phone for audio instead.

  3. For large classes, use a live stream instead of having students join an interactive video class meeting. To engage students while live streaming, you can use Google Slides Q&A. Or, you can pre-record a lesson to share later.

  4. To help students who are deaf or hard of hearing, turn on live captions in Meet. To capture student responses for a recorded class, use Google Slides Q&A.

Additional Quick Tips

  • How to Start a Video Meeting - How to set up a video meeting through a Google Calendar invite or through the Google Meet app.

  • How to Join a Meeting Using Google Meet - How to join a meeting using a computer, iPad, or smart phone.

  • How to Join a Meeting by Phone - How to participate in a meeting by dialing a phone number to connect. A smart phone is not required to join the meeting.

  • How to Present during a Video Meeting - How to present a specific window or your entire screen during a Google Meet session. This allows you to share presentations, documents, etc. during the video meeting.

  • How to Record a Video Meeting - How to record a video meeting for playback at a later time. The recordings can be shared with people who are unable to participate in the conference at the scheduled time.

  • How to Live Stream Using Google Meet - How to create a live stream presentation to use during Google Meet. Only the presenter can utilize video or present slides, documents, etc. Participants in the live stream can ask questions using the “Chat” feature, and the presenter can respond to the questions via the live stream.

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