How to use Google Meet - For Students - A step by step guide

In this article, we will look at the Google Meet Application in detail, we will focus on Student specific features. If you are a Teacher, your interface is discussed in a separate article here : Link

Screenshots shown in this article are taken on a Laptop, with the application accessed through a browser. If you use other devices like Phones or Tablets, the layout of the screen and the placement of the buttons will change, but the features and functionality will remain the same (We tested it on many devices).

Starting Google Meet

Type "meet.google.com" in the URL of the browser

Enter the "Meet Code" shared by the Teacher

If the School uses "GSuite for Education", you do not need to provide the "Meet Code", you can login with Gmail and join the live session with the link displayed on the "Class Card"

Enter your E-mail address

Enter your password

Approve the necessary Browser permissions

Click "Join now", you will join after the Teacher approves your request

Google Meet Interface

Sample : All the available controls in Google Meet are displayed below.

Class Conduct

Turn off the microphone and camera if the Teacher has instructed you upfront

Features and Settings

"Turn on captions" if you follow them better or if your audio is not clear

You can adjust the audio in settings, you can choose a different set of speakers for better listening

The "Receive Resolution" is available in 360p and 720p, the later being higher

If the broadcast is in 720p, you switch to 720p as well for more video clarity

Communication

The "People Tab" shows all the members of the Class

The "Chat Tab" displays the Class messages

Post your Questions in the chat, Teacher may answer them right away or choose to answer towards the end of the session

Hang up at the end of the session

Conclusion

We see that Google Meet is fairly simple, all we need to know is the location of the controls, hopefully, we discussed most of them in this article. If there is any specific question for us, which we have not answered already, you can please post it to the comments below. We will try to explore the answer.

Google Meet can be accessed from various devices and we have discussed them in detail here : Link

If you use Google Classroom also, a detailed demo of its features for Students is here : Link