Google Hangouts Meet


ATTENTION STUDENTS: HOW TO JOIN MEETINGS USING GOOGLE MEET

Information has been sent to parents/students about having all students attend meetings online with their Advisors on Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Since our school closure, this is the first step in our attempts to connect with students and a foundational step towards being able to connect students with their class instructors. If a student is unable to join the meeting with their Advisory group on Wednesday, they should attempt to connect with their Advisor individually (ASAP). This will also be a first step in identifying and addressing issues for students that might have trouble or are unable to connect digitally

The video to the left will guide students through how they can join the meetings that are being set up by their advisors. Invites to the meeting should be in their School email (or will be soon) in advance of the times set for those meetings.

To join meetings, students will need a stable Internet connection and should use their Chrome web browser. They can also join by phone.


FOR TEACHERS & STAFF

Hosting a MDIRSS Digital Conference

Mount Desert Island Regional Schools (AOS 91) has closed all schools and are encouraging "social distancing" to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Google Hangouts Meet is an online tool, which allows you to virtually gather and keep important meetings that can’t happen in person.

Google Hangouts Meet: How Does it Work?

Hangouts Meet, developed by Google, is available to all MDIRSS staff.

  • You can host a meeting with up to 250 participants

  • You must use your MDIRSS Google Account to host a Hangouts Meet session

  • Any user can join your hosted session (they do not need a MDIRSS Google Account)

  • You can use your School issued laptop, which has an integrated microphone and camera

  • You will need a stable internet connection

  • Plug in to an active ethernet port for an even more stable connection

  • You should seek a quiet place to conduct the meeting

Google Hangouts Meet: Getting Started

There is no installation required when using Google Chrome. You can also download the mobile app for iOS or Android on your mobile device.

Starting an Instant Meet Session

  1. In Google Chrome go to https://meet.google.com

  2. Select "Join or start a meeting"

  3. Enter a name for your meeting and select "Continue"

  4. Enable your audio and video if you would like then select "Join meeting"

Scheduling a Meet Session with Google Calendar

  1. Open Google Calendar

  2. Add guests to the calendar invite

  3. Select "Rooms" and then select "Add conferencing"

  4. Finally, select save

    • All your guests will be sent an email with a calendar invite link to your scheduled meeting

Hosting/Join a Google Meet Session

This video demonstrates how you set up or join a Google Hangouts Meet video-conferencing session. It also provides details of how to record your meeting and give some best practices for hosting your Meet session.

Schedule a Meet Session in Your Calendar

This video provides details about scheduling a Google Hangouts Meet session by creating an event in your Google Calendar and inviting people to the Meet session.

Joining a Meet Session from an Email Invite

  1. Open the invite email that was sent to you in Gmail.

  2. Click on the web address under Hangouts Meet joining info.

  3. Enable your audio and video if you would like then select "Join meeting"

  4. You can also call in by smartphone using the phone # and PIN listed in your calendar invite

Joining a Meet Session from a Google Calendar Event

  1. Open your Google Calendar.

  2. Click on the event listing for your meeting.

  3. In the event details box that pops up, click on the "Join Hangouts Meet" link.

Google Meet Quick Start (3).pdf

Quick Tips & Features

QUICKLINKS

Need Hangouts Meet Support?

Contact Mark Arnold

MDIHS Educational Technology Director

School: 288-5011 x.3133

Home: 412-0288

Email: marnold@mdirss.org