Google Meet Video Conferencing
A basic introduction to Google Meet, which is a video conferencing tool in the G Suite for Education that can be used by faculty, students and staff to conduct virtual meetings with multiple people, share screens and record sessions.
For more in-depth information, see the G Suite Learning Center's Google Meet Training and Help.
Record a Session
![The Ask for Consent box says,](/images/group273/99196/GHM9.jpg)
![Selecting the camera option turns off audio.](/images/group273/99196/GHM11.jpg)
![Selecting the leave meeting option ends a session.](/images/group273/99196/GHM12.jpg)
1. Log into your Rice Google account with your NetID and Net ID or Google password. (Read about which password to use.)
2. After successfully logging in, click the 9-dot grid or waffle in the upper right corner, which is Google's App Launcher icon. Then click the Meet icon.
![Select Google's App Launcher icon and then the Meet icon.](/images/group273/99196/GHM1.png.jpg)
3. Click the bar that says Join or start a meeting. You may enter a meeting name or leave the field blank.
![Select Join or start a meeting.](/images/group273/99196/GHM2.jpg)
4. When accessing for the first time, you will receive a pop-up box asking for permission for Google Meet to access your microphone and camera so that the other participants can see and hear you. Select Allow.
![Meet.google.com want to use your microphone and use your camera. Select allow.](/images/group273/99196/GHM3.jpg)
5. A meeting-ready box will present the meeting URL and dial-in access number and pin. Click Join Now to invite additional participants to the meeting.
![Click Join now.](/images/group273/99196/GHM4.jpg)
6. You may either copy the URL and/or dial-in information presented and manually distribute it to your participants, or click Add People to send email invitations to your participants.
![The Add others dialog box allows you to send email invitations to participants by selecting Add People.](/images/group273/99196/GHM5.jpg)
7. When the participants connect, you will see their names listed on the right panel under the People tab. Clicking the Chat tab will enable you to send messages to participants.
![people chat icons](/images/group273/99196/GHM6.jpg)
1. In the lower right corner, click Present now. You can either share your entire screen, which will share all applications open on your device, or a window, which will enable you to specify what is shared – e.g. specific Microsoft Word or Excel files that you have open.
![The Present dialog box has two options for sharing your entire screen or a window.](/images/group273/99196/GHM7.png)
1. Click the 3-dot grid or the More Options icon in the lower right corner and then Record Meeting.
![Select the More Options icon and then Record Meeting.](/images/group273/99196/GHM8.jpg)
2. It is your responsibility to obtain consent from all participants before recording a meeting.
![The Ask for Consent box says,](/images/group273/99196/GHM9.jpg)
Click the Microphone icon in the bottom center to disable audio and prevent the participants from hearing you. Click again to enable.
![Selecting the microphone option turns off audio.](/images/group273/99196/GHM10.jpg)
Click the Video Camera icon in the bottom center to disable video and prevent the participants from seeing you. Click again to enable.
![Selecting the camera option turns off audio.](/images/group273/99196/GHM11.jpg)
Click the Leave Meeting icon (red phone) in the bottom center to end the session.
![Selecting the leave meeting option ends a session.](/images/group273/99196/GHM12.jpg)
Additional Information:
- The tool is also accessible on mobile devices by downloading the Google Meet app in the Android or iOS app store.
- For more information, see Google's web site.
- Best Practices for Video Conferencing
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