Virtual Learning Tip: Common Google Meet Fixes

As we use Google Meet more and more, there are little quirks that it helps to be aware of when working with your students. Here are a few helpful Meet tips.

A Student Can't Get Back into the Meet

If you remove a student from a Meet for any reason, then you will need to invite them back at your next meeting, otherwise they will not be able to participate.

To invite students back into the meet follow these steps:

On the right, click People > Add people .
Enter the name or email address Send invite.

Here is a quick image to help you with this process:

Google Meet Breakout Rooms Error

When using the Google Meet Breakout Room feature and a student gets an error about an unsupported device or personal account or it just kicks them out when they try to go to the breakout room, then they are likely attempting to use the Google Meet Android App on their chromebook. Breakout rooms are only supported in the web-based version of Meet. The solution is to uninstall the android app and restart the Chromebook.

On the Chromebook, locate the launcher (circle) at the lower-left corner of the screen
Locate the Meet Android App by entering its name in the search bar or selecting it from the list of installed apps
Right-click (two-finger tap) over the app
Choose Uninstall
Restart the Chromebook

Students are Struggling with using the Chat Feature

Students are not used to being able to "text" their friends during the day, and most of our elementary students have not been explicitly taught how to use the chat feature. This can lead to a lot of "Hi!" and "LOL" and other fun in your chat bar. So until you have a chance to explicitly teach the students about how to use the chat appropriately and your expectations for the use of the chat, you can turn the chat off. This is a simple toggle in the host controls, or at the top of the chat sidebar. The good news is that the chat can be turned on and off throughout the Meet. So, if you want your students to respond using the chat box, you can turn the chat on, then when they are done responding you can turn it off again.

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