Access and Use Google Meet: Difference between revisions

Summary	Google Meet is video conferencing software used at the Hill and River campuses
Author	Maintained by Matthijs van Mierlo
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Revision as of 11:16, 26 September 2023

Create Meeting

Creating a Google Meet meeting can be done in several ways. Google Meet integrates fully with Riverdale Google accounts, and because of that there are a couple of ways you can get started.

Create Instant Meeting

Creating an instant meeting will bring you directly to the video call. From there, you can invite guests directly, but it won't show up on your Calendar. These instant meetings are typically good for quick, non-recurring video calls.

In your browser, go to Google Meet
Click New meeting
Click Start an instant meeting

Create Meeting in Google Calendar

If you create a Google Meet video conference in Google Calendar, all calendar invitees will automatically receive the correct link to join. This method is recommended if you know a video call will be necessary in advance of the event/meeting.

In your browser, go to Google Calendar
Click on Create on the top left of the window
Click on Event
Add the relevant Event Details (title, description, location, time, date, etc.)
Add a Google Meet link to your calendar appointment
- If you've typically used Zoom in the past, click Add video conferencing, then click Google Meet
Invite our people to your meeting as you usually would for a calendar invite
Click Save

Pro-tip: if you want to automatically create Google Meet links for ALL your meetings, check out this support article from Google that shows you how to configure that on your account.

Start Meeting

If you create an Instant Meeting, then you're meeting will automatically start
If you created a Google Calendar Event, there are two ways to quickly star the meeting:
1. Go to the calendar appointment, then click on Join now next to the meeting link
2. Go to https://meet.google.com, then click on the corresponding link for your meeting on the right-hand side of the window

Access Advanced Features

Invite Meeting Guests

Send Chat Messages

Share Your Screen

Record Meetings

Create Audience Q/A

Create Audience Polls

Create Whiteboards

Raise Your Hand

Create Breakout Rooms

Change Your Background

Get Meet help and training

Need help? Choose from any of the guides below.

Level 1: Start and join video meetings
Level 2: Collaborate in video meetings
Level 3: Learn productivity tips for Meet

Level 1: Start and join video meetings

Level 2: Collaborate in video meetings

Customize video meetings

Share resources in a video meeting

Broadcast video meetings to a larger group

These options may or may not be available to our domain

Manage Hangouts Meet settings

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+== Create Meeting ==
+Creating a Google Meet meeting can be done in several ways. Google Meet integrates fully with Riverdale Google accounts, and because of that there are a couple of ways you can get started.
+=== Create Instant Meeting ===
+Creating an instant meeting will bring you directly to the video call. From there, you can invite guests directly, but it won't show up on your Calendar. These instant meetings are typically good for quick, non-recurring video calls.
+# In your browser, go to [https://meet.google.com Google Meet]
+# Click '''''New meeting'''''
+# Click '''''Start an instant meeting'''''
+=== Create Meeting in Google Calendar ===
+If you create a Google Meet video conference in Google Calendar, all calendar invitees will automatically receive the correct link to join. This method is recommended if you know a video call will be necessary in advance of the event/meeting.
+# In your browser, go to [https://calendar.google.com Google Calendar]
+# Click on '''''Create''''' on the top left of the window
+# Click on '''''Event'''''
+# Add the relevant '''''Event Details''''' (title, description, location, time, date, etc.)
+# Add a '''''Google Meet link''''' to your calendar appointment
+#* If you've typically used '''''Zoom''''' in the past, click '''''Add video conferencing''''', then click '''''Google Meet'''''
+# Invite our people to your meeting as you usually would for a calendar invite
+# Click '''''Save'''''
+Pro-tip: if you want to automatically create Google Meet links for ALL your meetings, check out [https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/9896448?hl=en this support article from Google] that shows you how to configure that on your account.
+== Start Meeting ==
+* If you create an '''''Instant Meeting''''', then you're meeting will automatically start
+* If you created a '''''Google Calendar Event''''', there are two ways to quickly star the meeting:
+*# Go to the calendar appointment, then click on '''''Join now''''' next to the meeting link
+*# Go to https://meet.google.com, then click on the corresponding link for your meeting on the right-hand side of the window
+== Access Advanced Features ==
+Invite Meeting Guests
+Send Chat Messages
+Share Your Screen
+Record Meetings
+Create Audience Q/A
+Create Audience Polls
+Create Whiteboards
+Raise Your Hand
+Create Breakout Rooms
+Change Your Background
 ==Get Meet help and training==
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 * [https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9308681?&ref_topic=9545472 Record a meeting]
 * [https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9308630 Live stream a video meeting]
-===Level 3: Learn productivity tips for Meet===
-* [https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9283193 Plan and hold meetings from anywhere]
-* [https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9283051 10 G Suite tips to work with remote teams]
-* [https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9282978 10 G Suite tips for great presentations]
-* [https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9283141 10 G Suite tips to onboard new team members]
-* [https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9283192 10 G Suite tips to improve communication]
-* [https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9282748 10 G Suite tips for brainstorming]
-* [https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9283140 10 G Suite tips to go paperless]
 ===Manage Hangouts Meet settings===