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Google Meet with Students at PASD

 As we continue to navigate the 2020-21 school year's twists, turns and bumps, here are a few reminders regarding Google Meet.

There are two highly suggested ways to go about setting up Google Meets with students. 

Option 1: Use the Meet Code generated in Google Classroom

Eric Curts does a fantastic job in describing this in his Blog Post from April 10, 2020: Google Meet is now integrated in Google Classroom! There is even an amazing video of him giving those directions!

Since we already strongly urge you to have Google Classroom set up with students with GoGuardian this is a great way to set up Meets for drop ins on the days that we are virtual. 

You can toggle the Meet link on and off through your settings.

Maybe you don't have Classroom or you want to set up a more 1:1 session with a student? This is where Option 2 comes in.

Option 2: Create your own Meeting using a nickname

1)Set up a time with student(s) either while you are face to face or send them a calendar invite with your Meet's name. It is suggested that you use your name, class or another easy to remember unique word to you.

2) Go to https://meet.google.com/ 

3) Click "Join or start a meeting"

4) Type in the agreed or shared name

5) Student will do the same and join

Things to remember:

* You as the teacher should be the last one to leave the Google Meet, this will allow the Meet to close and student's cannot rejoin. 

* Do not use Calendar Meet links with students. These are fine between staff members, but due to their nature of not being able to be closed should not be used with students.

*Do not use Meet to invite a student. This is fine for students in grades 8-12 as they can receive outside emails, but anyone younger will not be able to receive those emails as they come from Google Meet, not you. A work around for students in grades 4-7 would be to copy and paste the Meet Invite in an email from your gmail to them.

If you have any questions regarding these 2 options or navigating, please submit a MOJO to have a Tech Team member answer those questions.

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