Google Meet
Meet
Full-featured videoconferencing
For a comparison of available meeting tools, visit Web Conferencing at NC State
Meet Highlights
- Supported platforms:
- Chrome, Firefox, Edge or Safari web browsers
- Android, iOS, Chrome devices
- Dial-in phone number and dial-out capability
- Allow external invitees with one click
(invitee does not need a Gmail account). - Start a video meeting by:
- visiting meet.google.com
- adding a meeting to the “Add video conferencing” field in a Google Calendar event
- selecting “Start a meeting” from the sidebar in Gmail
- Join a video meeting from:
- meet.google.com
- Google calendar event
- Gmail message
- Google Chat
- meeting invitation
- meeting link URL
- other places (see Join a Video Meeting).
Key Features
- Screen sharing and screencasting
- Ability to send chat messages in video meeting
- Live real-time captioning
- Whiteboarding
Features for “Enterprise” accounts (faculty and staff):
- Up to 250 participants (100 for student accounts)
- Up to 100,000 live streaming viewers (each must have @ncsu.edu account).
- Meeting recording
- In-session polling
- Q&A
- Breakout rooms
- Attendance tracking
Known Limitations
Works only with:
- Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge browsers
- Mobile apps available for iOS and Android
Meet on your mobile device
- For easiest mobile access to your Chat, download the Google Meet app.
More Information
See:
Support links
- Google Training (REPORTER)
- New Features in Google [Hangouts] Meet for 2020 (YouTube, 1:41)
- Google Meet training and help
- Google Meet Help center
- Google Meet cheat sheet
- NC State IT Service Portal
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