Google Meet

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:

• Meet training and help
• Meet webinar series designed to help you make the most of Google Meet

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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

Accessibility

• See: Google Meet accessibility.
• Google Workspace user guide to accessibility

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