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The District and Google’s first priority is to make sure Google Meets are safe and secure. It has been reported that on several instances students are gaining access to RCS Teacher Classroom Google Meets without teachers present. Meets have been identified that are being heavily used during after-school hours.
The teacher needs to log into the Meet and use the Host Controls to turn off Quick Access which would make students have to ask permission to gain access to the meet.
It is recommended that you periodically update the link to your Google Classroom meeting to clear out any inconsistencies or random issues that you may be having.
Always make sure you are the Host of your Google Meet or be aware of who the Host is if co-teaching. This is important because it gives you the controls to turn on/off chat, Quick Access, and students’ ability to share their screen as well as the ability to mute students and remove them from the class.
The Person who creates the meeting link in Classroom, Meet or Calendar can also be the first teacher to join the session.
The person with the shield badge on the Meet toolbar is the "Owner" of the Google Meet
Attached is a video that explains the importance of Host Controls and at the 7-minute portion of the video it explains a trick that students are starting to use to be able to re-enter a Google Meet after everyone has left or been kicked out. Google has announced on February 17th, 2021, that in the coming weeks they are creating an option to end meetings for everyone on the call preventing students from staying on after the teacher has left, including breakout rooms.
Hopefully, this will solve the issue referred to in the video of students adding ghosts to the meet that is essentially a foot in the door to allow them to return later in the day.
There is no method for the Tech Department to end Google Meets once students are using them outside of class. The Tech Department can provide a report with dates, times and student ID # of the Google Meets in question.
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