Google Meet is a web conferencing tool that is included with Google’s productivity tools. Users can host video meetings, 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 web browser, we suggest using Chrome or Firefox. 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

How to access Google Meet

Google Meet is available through the following options: Web (meet.google.com)↗︎, Android ↗︎, iPhone & iPad.↗︎ or Mac/Windows ↗︎.

*NOTE: Google Meet LTI integration is available in Bb Ultra, but it has limited meeting options to customize the meeting. It only allows to create a link that is only valid for 24 hours from the scheduled time as a release condition. At this time, we suggest creating a Google Meet video meeting link from Google Calendar 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.

Users can create a meeting link from their UMBC Google Meet account ↗︎ and copy the link to embed into Blackboard Ultra to share with students via “Create>Course Content Items: Link.”

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.

You can set up or start a new Google Meet video meeting ↗︎ from:

  • Meet

  • Gmail

  • Google Calendar

  • Google Chat (Mobile only)

  • Another scheduling system

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.

  • Record a meeting ↗︎

    • Requirements to record a video meeting

    • Learn how to record a meeting

    • Learn who can record a meeting

    • Learn what’s recorded in a video meeting

    • When to record meetings

    • Troubleshoot recording issues in meetings

    • Play, share, download, or save a recording

    • Make sure your Google Drive has enough space

    • Enable recording to start automatically

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.

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