Google Meet

TEACHERS WILL BE RECORDING GOOGLE MEETS

Google meet is an interactive online video confrenceing platform. This optional platform allows teachers to video conference with small groups of students to support thier online learning.

If your child's teacher decides to host a google meet, they will share the required information

time of video conference
time of call and private link to join through class platform (Seesaw, or Google Classroom)

Your student is expected to join at certain times of the day.
Join with the Camera On, Audio Off!
Students will need a quiet place with no distractions for the time they are online.

Step 1: CLICK INVITATION TO JOIN MEET

The link your teacher sends may look slightly different, but here is one example of what it might look like.

STEP 2: ALLOWING ACCESS

Google meet will ask you to allow your devices microphone and computer.

By clicking allow you will have the option to access these tools during google meets.

Note: once access is allowed you still have the capability to manually turn the microphone and video on or off within each google meet.

STEP 3: JOIN THE MEET

When ready , click JOIN to enter the Google meet

STEP 4: GOOGLE MEET OPTIONS

From your device you can control the following:

1. Microphone: Clicking on the microphone allows you to toggle between accessing your microphone and muting it.

2. Phone: Clicking on the red phone receiver will end your call. (NOTE: If you click this in error, you return to the original link and join again)

3. Video: Clicking on the video camera allows you to toggle between accessing your devices camera and turning it off. When accessed, those in the call will see you. When toggled off, those in the call will see your child's Google+ Profile picture (if one has been set) OR the first initial of their name

4. Turn on Captions: Clicking the captions icon will turn on Close Captions and show a "text" version of the audio being shared.

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