Much of the actions are the same in both Zoom and Google Meet. To view a step-by-step guide to start a meeting, add meetings to your calendar, share your screen, etc., view the following guide: Switch from Zoom to Meet - Google Workspace Learning Center

You can view the image below for meeting controls, or view Google’s guide on how to use all the meeting controls here: Get started with Meet for Google Meet: During the meeting

If you were the meeting organizer, your recording will save to your Google Drive in a “Meet Recordings” folder.
From there, you can choose to:

1. Move or Link the recording into a Shared Drive for your class.
2. Share the file directly with your students using the Share settings on that file 

Important: For guidance on handling class recordings with respect to FERPA and Washington state law, please refer to the article, Web Conferencing FERPA & Privacy

In accordance with FERPA & Privacy regulations, please do not upload your class recordings to YouTube. Recordings are for your class only, not to be distributed.

See more information about recording your meeting and sharing it in Google’s guide located here: Record a video meeting - Google Meet Help

If you have any issues, please contact contact the iTech Help Desk via phone at: 253-535-7525 or email at helpdesk@plu.edu

No, anyone can join a meeting from outside the organization or without a Google account if given the link, or by dialing in on their phone.

You can view Google’s “Join a Meeting” guide here, and choose the method by which you or your guests are joining through the options listed on the page: Join a meeting - Google Meet Help

If you have any issues, please contact contact the iTech Help Desk via phone at: 253-535-7525 or email at helpdesk@plu.edu

Google’s “cheat sheet” guide for using the app on your mobile device can be accessed through the following link, and will walk you through the tools you need for participating in, scheduling, or running meetings from your mobile device: Google Meet (mobile) cheat sheet

While the Waiting Room feature is still in development, here is a workaround to create a makeshift Waiting Room:

To preface, while it is possible to simply set your meeting to "Restricted" access, it is not always foolproof. To help ensure the Restricted Meeting function doesn't fail, follow these steps.

Steps to creating a makeshift Waiting Room

1) Choose "Schedule for Later" when creating your Google Meet session.
2) Go to your Google Calendar meeting and paste the link in the description, not the "add video conferencing" section.
3) Once in the meeting, locate the host controls by clicking on the shield icon in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
4) In the host controls panel, scroll down to find the “Meeting Access Type” section.
5) Select “Restricted”, which effectively creates a waiting room for your meeting

By restricting your Meeting Access:

• Participants who aren't explicitly invited will need to ask to join the meeting. Meaning, when you share the link rather than directly inviting someone, they will be placed in a waiting room.
• You'll have control over who enters the meeting and when, just like in the Zoom meeting room.
  
  

It's important to note that:

• If you've chosen to "add video conferencing" instead of following the steps above, invited participants via Google Calendar or Classroom will still be able to join directly.
• If you select “Host must join before everyone else”, people cannot be in a waiting room for the meeting before you join.

When participants try to join your meeting:

• They will see an "Ask to join" button on their screen.
• You'll receive a notification that someone is asking to join.
• You can choose to admit individuals one by one or admit all waiting participants at once.

You can troubleshoot these issues using Google’s troubleshooting guide for viewing other people in your meeting: Learn how to view people in Google Meet - Google Meet Help

If you have any issues, please contact contact the iTech Help Desk via phone at: 253-535-7525 or email at helpdesk@plu.edu

You can troubleshoot your issues using Google’s guide for troubleshooting common issues when joining or creating a meeting: Troubleshoot issues when you join or create a meeting - Google Meet Help

If you have any issues, please contact contact the iTech Help Desk via phone at: 253-535-7525 or email at helpdesk@plu.edu

You can troubleshoot these issues using Google’s guide for accessibility settings: Google Meet accessibility.

If you have any issues, please contact contact the iTech Help Desk via phone at: 253-535-7525 or email at helpdesk@plu.edu

To learn more about creating a poll, please view Google’s guide for creating polls here: Conduct polls in Google Meet.

If you want to save your poll ahead of time, please make sure to click “Save” instead of “Launch” after writing the poll questions and answer options.

If you have any issues, please contact contact the iTech Help Desk via phone at: 253-535-7525 or email at helpdesk@plu.edu

You can troubleshoot these issues using Google’s troubleshooting guide for live streaming: Fix live stream issues - Google Meet Help

If you have any issues, please contact contact the iTech Help Desk via phone at: 253-535-7525 or email at helpdesk@plu.edu

You can troubleshoot these issues using Google’s troubleshooting guide for audio issues: Troubleshoot audio issues in Google Meet

If you have any issues, please contact contact the iTech Help Desk via phone at: 253-535-7525 or email at helpdesk@plu.edu

You can troubleshoot these issues using Google’s troubleshooting guide for camera issues: Troubleshoot camera issues in a meeting - Google Meet Help

If you have any issues, please contact contact the iTech Help Desk via phone at: 253-535-7525 or email at helpdesk@plu.edu

You can troubleshoot these issues using Google’s guide for troubleshooting recording issues: Troubleshoot recording issues in meetings - Google Meet Help

If you have any issues, please contact contact the iTech Help Desk via phone at: 253-535-7525 or email at helpdesk@plu.edu