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Google Meet: Getting started

You can use Google Meet to hold video meetings with your students, and people inside or outside of KU, screen share, and moderate either text or audio-based discussions. You can join meetings from a computer or a mobile device. 

Features

  • Meet with up to 150 participants at the same time

  • Share your desktop, applications, or a whiteboard during meetings

  • Join meetings and collaborate from Windows, MacOS, Android, and iOS devices

Who can use it?

  • Faculty

  • Staff

  • Students

How can I access it?

Getting Started

Start an ad-hoc meeting

  • Go to https://meet.google.com

  • Select “Join or start a meeting”

  • Enter the meeting code or nickname. To start your own meeting, enter a nickname or leave blank.

  • Select “Join or Present” 

  • Add participants on the following screen

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Connecting Camera and Microphone

  • A pop-up will likely appear asking if Meet has permission to use camera and microphone; select “Allow”

  • Once in the call, make sure the microphone and camera are not muted. Click on the logos on either side of the “end call” button 

    • If your microphone is muted, the background of the button with a microphone will be red. Others in the meeting will be unable to hear you if the background is red.

    • If your camera is muted, the background of the button with a camera will be red. Others in the meeting will be unable to hear you if the background is red. (pictured below: settings as they should be)

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