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Google Meet Best Practices
Google Meet Best Practices
People
Click on the people icon.
View the people in your meeting to ensure only invited guest are present.
Host Controls
Click on host controls.
Consider turning off screen sharing and chat.
Look over quick access and consider turning that on as well.
Recording a Meeting
Before you record a meeting please check the WCPSS guidelines to insure you have the appropriate permission to record students.
Inform students you will be recording the meeting.
Turn on record meeting.
Turn off record meeting when you are done.
Monitor the Breakout Rooms
It is a best practice to have a WCPSS staff member present in each breakout room that you create.
If you can not monitor each breakout room, consider the options below:
Use your LMS to create small groups and a schedule of when you will host a small group meeting.
Use backchannels instead of a live meeting.
Google Meet Breakout Rooms
Google Meet Breakout Rooms
Accessing Activities
Click on the activities icon.
Select the activity you would like to launch.
Creating Rooms
Click on Breakout Rooms.
Select the number of needed rooms.
Name the Rooms
Name each room.
Assign Student & Staff Members to Each Room
Drag and drop each student and WCPSS staff member into their assigned room.
Decide if you want to shuffle the order in which students are assigned.
Join and Leave Rooms
Choose the room you want to join and click on "Join".
Click on "Leave" when you want to go to another room.
Edit Rooms
Click on "Edit" and move students or staff members to other rooms.
Edit Timer
Click on the timer
Check the box to end the breakout room when timer completes
Click on OK.
Student View of Room
Students can see how much time is left for the breakout room.
Students can raise their hand and ask for help.
Close Rooms when Finished with Breakout Rooms
Click on "Close Rooms" when you are done with using the activity.
Confirm you want to close the rooms.
Return to the main room.
Google Meet Polls
Google Meet Polls
Create a Poll
Click on the activities icon.
Select the polls activity.
Click on "Start a Poll".
Fill out the poll content.
Save or launch the poll.
Launch a Poll
Click on "Launch".
Turn on "Show everyone the results".
Choose to delete the poll, end the poll, or create a poll.
Google Meet Q&A
Google Meet Q&A
Turn on Q&A
Click on the activities icon.
Click on Q&A.
Click on "Turn on Q&A".
Toggle "Allow Questions".
Post a question if you like.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Q - How do I facilitate breakout rooms if I do not have additional teachers to moderate each breakout room?
A - You can create a discussion post in Google Classroom or Canvas. Create your small groups and a schedule for when you will be able to meet with each group. Provide your students directions on when you will meet with their small group. Use the Google Meet link in Google Classroom to launch the meeting. Canvas users will need to manually provide their students with the meeting link.Q - Will the Q&A activity and the Polls work in small breakout rooms or only in the main room?
A - Q&A activities and polls will only work in the main room.
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