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
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Meet with up to 150 participants at the same time
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Share your desktop, applications, or a whiteboard during meetings
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Join meetings and collaborate from Windows, MacOS, Android, and iOS devices
Who can use it?
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Faculty
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Staff
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Students
How can I access it?
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Go to https://meet.google.com
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Sign in with your KU NetID and Password
Getting Started
Start an ad-hoc meeting
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Go to https://meet.google.com
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Select “Join or start a meeting”
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Enter the meeting code or nickname. To start your own meeting, enter a nickname or leave blank.
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Select “Join or Present”
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Add participants on the following screen
Connecting Camera and Microphone
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A pop-up will likely appear asking if Meet has permission to use camera and microphone; select “Allow”
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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
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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.
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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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