{"id":126168,"date":"2020-03-09T14:48:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T18:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=126168"},"modified":"2023-04-10T15:30:27","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T19:30:27","slug":"meet-remote-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/cccs\/collaboration\/online\/google-meet\/meet-remote-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Google Meet for Remote Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google Meet (formerly Google Hangouts) can support video calls for up to 250 participants using GSuite for Education<\/a>.<\/span> Faculty can host video calls from their web browsers, invite their students to participate, screen share, and moderate either text or audio-based discussions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Looking for information on how to establish Google Meet protocols?\u00a0Visit our\u00a0Establishing Google Meet Protocols of Engagement with your Students<\/a> page on TechWeb.<\/p>\n

How to Enable a BU Google Account\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Students <\/span><\/h3>\n

Students automatically have access through their BU Google Apps account.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Faculty and Staff<\/span><\/h3>\n

To access Google Meet, Faculty and Staff will first need to activate their Google Account. Please follow these\u00a0instructions<\/a>\u00a0on TechWeb to activate your your account.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Once you\u2019ve enabled your account, login to BU Google Apps<\/a>\u00a0or visit the Google Meet page<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Browser Requirements<\/span><\/h2>\n

Google Meet, and the entire G Suite of Apps, works best using the current version of Google Chrome<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Meet also works with the current versions of\u00a0 <\/span>Mozilla Firefox,\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Microsoft Edge<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Apple Safari<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Visit the Google’s\u00a0Hangouts Meet requirements page<\/a> for complete\u00a0video meeting requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tip:<\/strong> If your browser doesn’t support Meet video meetings, you can dial in using the phone number and PIN, if provided by the meeting organizer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Scheduling a Meet in Google Calendar<\/span><\/h2>\n

If you are regularly meeting with a group, it is recommended using Google Calendar to create regular meeting times. You can link your Exchange, Google, and iCal calendars by following <\/span>these instructions<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Make sure you are logged into your BU Google Account. <\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Navigate to your Google Calendar.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. To create a new meeting, click the Create button<\/strong>\u00a0in the top left of your screen. A pop-up window will appear over your calendar. Click More Options<\/strong>\u00a0for full screen.
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  4. To schedule a meeting,\u00a0 click Add Conferencing<\/strong>\u00a0and select Hangouts Meet<\/strong>. This will automatically generate a meeting link.
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  5. You can invite guests to your meeting within Google Calendar by adding each participant\u2019s email. Refer to this guide for more information on <\/span>inviting users to a Hangouts Meet via Google Calendar<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span>Note the following:\u00a0<\/span>\n