Google Meet is a video conference web conferencing tool that is part of the Google included with Google’s productivity tools. You Users can hold impromptu host video meetings on the go, host or attend virtual training classes around the world, perform remote interviews, and much more., schedule live class sessions or virtual office hours, and more.
Google Meet is one of several web conferencing tools available to UMBC faculty and staff for teaching and learning and business meetings. Users may want to explore different use cases and technical information for all of UMBC-supported web conferencing tools: Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Webex. ↗︎
Review the requirements to use Google Meet. ↗︎
When accessing Google Meet via the web browser, we suggest using Chrome or Firefox. Simply log Log in to Web (meet.google.com) using your UMBC email address and password.
For Mac users, grant Meet permission to access your camera and microphone when prompted; this is essential for video/audio calls and remote meetings.
Please review the requirements to use Google Meet. ↗︎
Here is a web-conferencing tool table comparison of Use Case and technical feature information with Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Webex. ↗︎
How to access Google Meet
Google Meet is available through the following options: Web (meet.google.com)↗︎, Android ↗︎, or iPhone & iPad.↗︎
*NOTE: The Google Meet integration in Bb Ultra is not yet available (08/2024); however, Blackboard is actively working to make this integration available. We will post an announcement when this becomes available. At this time, we suggest creating a Google Meet video meeting link and embedding it where needed in the Ultra course.
External Google Meet Resources
Links marked with a ↗︎ symbol go to Google Meet documentation. Click the expandable icon to open and view additional content.
How to access Google Meet
Google Meet is available through the following options: Web (meet.google.com)↗︎, Android ↗︎, or iPhone & iPad.↗︎
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The Google Meet video conferencing tool link can be shared in Blackboard courses. Simply, Users can create a meeting link from the their UMBC Google Meet account ↗︎ and copy the link to paste the meeting link info in embed into Blackboard Ultra to share with students via “Create>Course Content Items: Link”Link.This option allows instructors to create meetings and asynchronous Teams Classes” NOTE (8/17/2024): Blackboard is actively working to make the Google Meet LTI integration available in Ultra. We will post an update when this functionality becomes available. |
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You can set up or start a new Google Meet video meeting ↗︎ from:
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Important: Record a meeting is only available on a computer. Make sure your google drive has enough space. It is recommended to use UMBC Panopto for hosting/streaming the recording. If you use google meet to record the meeting, it is recommended to download the recording that is uploaded to the host’s meeting google drive account and upload the video to your UMBC Panopto account ↗︎ to share the link in Blackboard.
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Troubleshooting Google Meet
There are different types of messages you might encounter when you're joining a Google Meet meeting. Here are helpful articles ↗︎ on how to resolve them.
