Getting Started with Google Meet
Learn how to create meetings and support student engagement
Location
Online
Date & Time
August 13, 2025, 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
Description
Are you new to Google Meet? Join this session to learn how to get started with this video conferencing tool for teaching, office hours, or meetings.
The following topics will be covered:
- Access or schedule a Google meeting for classes or office hours
- Manage meeting controls and features, including accessibility settings
- Engage participants with polls, Q&A, chat, breakout rooms
- Record, caption, and transcribe a session and share it with participants
This session is ideal for instructors who are new to Google Meet and interested in using it for an upcoming semester. The session will be facilitated by Ada Crutchfield, Instructional Design Specialist and Susan Biro, Manager, Online Learning.
To RSVP for the event, please click “Going Virtually” below and be sure to add the event to your calendar! Registered participants will also receive a calendar invitation from the event host at least one week before the event.
At least 5 registrations are needed for this session to proceed as scheduled. The session will be recorded if two or more people attend and the link will be distributed to everyone who registered.
All recordings are posted and available in the Instructional Technology Training Archive in Panopto.
JOINING THE SESSION
This webinar will take place in a Google Meet virtual conference room. Enter the webinar up to 10 minutes before the start time. To join, select the "Join Online Event" (green button) link at the top of this event page.
Prior to the Event
For the best viewing experience, we recommend using Chrome, Brave, or Firefox, preferably the most recent updates to those browsers. Closing any unnecessary browser tabs will help conserve your bandwidth.
If this is your first time joining one of our webinars, please review the requirements to use Google Meet. Learn how to connect your audio & video, change/blur your background, and use reactions. You can also review the accessibility support including live captions.
Connect with Instructional Technology
As always, if you have questions about teaching, learning, and technology at UMBC consider the following options:
Follow the Instructional Technology & DoIT myUMBC groups
