Google hangout is a video conferencing service provided by google. You can add a video conference to an event in your google calendar as an easy way to provide access to video conferencing for your guests.
Features
- Up to 250 participants
- No meeting length limits
- Provides dial-in numbers for all attendees
- Available through a web browser or mobile app for Android and iOS
A Google Hangouts Meet can be preplanned by creating a Google Calendar entry and adding a meet to event or ad-hoc by visiting meet.google.com and signing in with your Geneseo account.
Steps
Adding a Google Hangout Meet to a New Event
- Access your google calendar by going to https://calendar.google.com
- Click on Create in the top left hand corner
- A popup should appear, add a title to the event, select the date and time, and add any guests necessary
- Select Add rooms, location, or conferencing
- Select Add conferencing from the expanded list
- Google will automatically create a Hangouts Meet for you and your guests to access when needed
- Select Save
Accessing a Google Hangout From Your Google Calendar
- Select the associated event from your google calendar
- Select Join Hangouts Meet
- A new tab will open
- Select Join Now
- You will now be in the video conference
Creating a ad-hoc Google Hangouts Meet
- Visit https://meet.google.com and login with your Geneseo username and password
- Click on Join or start a meeting
- Enter in a meeting name or leave it blank then click Continue
- You may need to allow access to your camera and microphone if using a web browser
- At this point you can turn off your microphone or camera before clicking the Join now button to begin the meeting
- Once you have joined the meeting you have the opportunity to Add people to the meeting or copy the meeting info to share via other methods
More Information
Google provides a variety of Hangouts Meet training and help articles
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