Google Meet is Google’s video conferencing tool that also allows you to share your screen with attendees.

Google Meet is Google’s video conferencing tool that enables you to to talk face to face and share your screen with others. Lesson content can be shared in a live video stream with groups ranging from a few people up to hundreds of users. You can use it on the web at meet.google.com, on your Android device and on iOS devices. You can either just jump straight into a Video Meeting or schedule one for a later date and time in Google Calendar.

One of the best features of Google Meet is its ability to provide live captions/subtitles which can be turned on by anyone who needs it.

We’ve written up a quick run through of Google Meet and how to get started below.

STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO FOLLOW THIS VIDEO CONFERENCING ETIQUETTE GUIDE TO ENSURE YOU CAN TEACH WITHOUT INTERRUPTION.


Google Meet Set Up

Starting a Starting & adding people

Follow the guide below on how to set a Google Meet instantly, how to add others whilst in the meet.

Scheduling a video meeting and inviting guests

Follow the guide below on how to set this up and how to invite guests ahead of time. You will need Google Calendar.

Setting up Google Meet in Google Classroom

Follow the guide on the left on how to set this up for students to join in Google Classroom


Joining a video meeting

Joining a video meeting can be done in a number of different ways depending on how it’s been set up. You can click the link in your calendar appointment, or your meeting text or email. You can type in the meeting code on the Google Meet site or join via a smartphone using the Google Meet App

Calendar Appointment
Email Link
Meeting Code
Mobile app

Change your computer’s Video & Audio settings

Meet will pick up your default camera, speaker and microphone which in most cases will be the only ones you have however if you plug in alternative devices to use instead, it should then automatically pick these up instead of any built-in device.

More information can be found here and steps for changing the settings within the mobile apps can be found here.


Sharing your screen

Sharing or ‘Presenting’ your screen is possible on computers and iOS devices but not currently supported on Android devices. On the computer you can opt to share your whole screen or just an individual window whereas on the iOS device you can only share your whole screen.

To present on your computer just look for the Present now button in the bottom right of the meeting window then select if you want to share a particular tab, your entire screen or a window. Sharing just a window will allow you to share just multiple tabs you have open if you have more than one presentation or document whilst allowing you to continue working on your computer.

More information including how to take over presenting from someone else can be found here.

Muting a class

If you wish to mute your class, you will need to click on the “People” icon. In the People settings you will see the “All Muted” option, click on this and a toggle option saying “Let everyone turn on their microphone” will come up. Toggling this will disable your students to turn their microphone back on. To let your students have their microphone back on, you will to toggle this back on so they can enable their microphone again.

More information including how to muting a class can be found here.

How to record and transcribe

To record in Google Meet, you require Google teaching license and the host of the Google Meet to be able to record. In the Google Meet. By clicking the 3 dots in the bottom task bar, you click on “Manage recording” then adjust the settings if you wish to transcribe the meeting or not. After click “Start Recording”. Once the meeting is finished, you can click “Stop recording” or end the call. The recording will automatically save into your Google Drive.

More information including how to record in Google Meet can be found here.

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