Google Meet with Classroom

WHEN USING GOOGLE MEET YOUR REQUIRED TO FOLLOW ALL MBHS PROTECTIVE PRACTICES AND RECORD ALL VIDEO SESSIONS

Students and guardians have been provided with this Doc and video for joining Meets

Starting a class video meeting : Google Help

Detailed instructions with further screenshots can be found in the Digital Learning Library presentation

Setting up a Video Conference in Classroom

Turn on Meet for your class

  • Go to Google Classroom

  • Turn on Google Meet for Classroom on the Class Stream page.

  • Then click Generate Meet link and also ensure it is visible to students.

  • Click Save.

  • You now also have the option of copying this link or resetting it through the settings cog.

The link will now show up on the homepage of your classroom.

You or your students will click this link to join whenever you as the teacher want to start a Meet session.

Students are unable to join without the teacher in the Meet.

A new icon will also appear on the Classwork page.

Running a Video Conference

Things to remember for running a video conference with students:

  • Have all documents and resources open and organised BEFORE starting the video conference

  • Instruct all students to mute their microphones before entering the meeting

  • Inform students that the video conference will be recorded and that normal school expectations apply to all online sessions

  • Students can submit questions through the text chat and can ask questions by unmuting their microphone

  • Instruct students to only turn on microphones after being prompted by the teacher

  • Using a second screen makes it easier to present on one screen and still view the chat window

Record Meeting

  • Click on the 3 dots in the bottom toolbar

  • Select Record meeting

  • Accept the Ask for Consent Popup window

  • REC will appear in the top left corner

  • The recording will automatically stop when the video conference is ended

  • A copy of the recording will be placed in Google Drive

Closed Captions

Closed captions enables students with hearing issues the opportunity to engage with spoken learning content during the lesson.

This feature can also support multi-lingual students.

Instruct students to turn on closed captions (cc icon)

NOTE: Closed captions only appear during the video conference and don't appear in the recording or during playback of the recording.

Presenting to the meeting

To show a window/tab/application select the presentation icon

NOTE 1: If you select Your entire screen, students will see everything that you see on your screen

NOTE 2: Students will still see a small window of your camera

Text Chat

Select the Chat icon

This will open the text chat window, students can use this to ask and respond to questions, without the use of audio

A transcript of the text chat (including students names and times) is automatically emailed to you when you end the video conference

Ending the meeting

At the end of the lesson ensure you click the red phone icon and then select End the call.

All students are removed and will not be able to rejoin until a teacher joins the link again.

Students Sharing Content

Students can share content through the presentation feature of Google Meet

This creates a separate window which joins the video conference

Students should select A Chrome tab , to just show the required work

As the presenter you can remove this window by click on the window and selecting REMOVE

Maintaining Social Distancing with Google Meet

To support and maintain social distancing livestreaming can be used between staff and students to present meetings and information.