As we transition away from Zoom for most things, here’s a few guides that will help you get this process going.

Existing Zoom Meeting to Google Meeting Transition
This is an interactive step-by-step tutorial. Very simple but effective.
https://www.iorad.com/player/1784843/Changing-a-Zoom-Meeting-in-to-a-Google-Meet#trysteps-1

How To – Google Meet vs Zoom
This is a glossary of different features that Google offers, as well as a how-to guide for each one.
https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9367363?hl=en

Google Meet Training
This guide is good to give to people attending your meetings and gives commands they can use.
https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9282720?visit_id=638308248727359241-2901537673&rd=1

Google Meet Skills Course
This link is a set of training courses on Google Meets with more deep dives into each feature.
https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/course_templates/198

Get Started With Google For Education
This link contains more apps besides Google Meets that may be beneficial to you.
https://edu.google.com/intl/ALL_us/for-educators/product-guides/?modal_active=none

Present during a video meeting

Tip: There can be a maximum of 10 simultaneous presentations in a meeting at a time.

  1. Join a Meet video meeting.
  2. At the bottom, click Present now .
  3. Select Your entire screen,A window, or A tab.
    1. If you present a Chrome tab, it shares that tab’s audio by default.
    1. To present a different tab, select the tab you want to present, click Share this tab instead.
    1. If you present a Slides presentation through a tab, you can control it in Meet.
  4. Click Share.
  5. Optional: To unpin your presentation and view it as a tile, click Unpin You can now see more participants while you present.

Helpful video: https://youtu.be/yhwytDPQ91w

Tips:

  • If your camera is turned on, your video is active while you’re presenting.
  • For better presentations and to prevent mirroring, share a new window or a specific tab instead of the meeting window.
  • To share your audio, you must select Share a Chrome tab or Share this tab.

Stop presenting

  • In the Meet window, click Stop Presenting.
  • At the bottom right, click You are presenting  Stop presenting.

Present if someone else is already presenting

  1. At the bottom, click Present now.
  2. Select Your entire screen, A window, or Chrome Tab.
  3. Select Present instead.

Tip: If you start to present during someone else’s presentation, their presentation will pause.

Creating a permanent Meet link

Google Meet doesn’t promote permanent Meet links, but there is a workaround.

  • Open Google Calendar and create a recurring event with no end date. Select the “Add Google Meet videoconferencing” button to generate a link. You can put it in its own sub-calendar, so you can hide it if you prefer.
  • The link created from the above action will only persist as long as the event continues in your calendar.

Improve your Wi-Fi or network performance for Google Meets

  • If it appears slow and you are using Wi-Fi, try moving your computer closer to your router. This will clear up problems caused by unreliable or slow Wi-Fi.
  • Run an Internet speed test to ensure you have sufficient bandwidth. Observe the bandwidth over time to make sure you have a stable connection, which is required for high quality video calling.
  • Here is a good speed test website:
  • Reboot your router and/or modem. This will resolve any temporary issue caused by a bug in your router or modem. It may also clear up Internet speed or connectivity issues.
    • Unplug your device.
    • Wait another minute, then plug the router/modem back in.
    • Wait at least several minutes for the connection to get back. On some routers, the router light will pulse while it reconnects and then finally turn solid when finished.
  • Lowering the video resolution may help slow network connections:
    • In a web browser, open Google Meets.
    • Click Settings    Video.
    • Choose a setting you want to change:
      • Camera—Select your camera device. If your camera is working, to the right of Video, you’ll see your video feed.
      • Send resolution— The image quality from your device that others see. You will want to set this to Standard definition (360p)
      • Receive resolution— The image quality that you see from other participants. You will also want to set this to Standard definition (360p)
    • Click Done.
  • It is not recommended to use public wi-fi for Google Meets because it is unreliable.

Helpful links: