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Please share any tips / tricks that make Google Meet easier or better. Just DOUBLE- CLICK anywhere on the space and edit your block. You can write information or post links to particularly good websites, articles, memes, etc., that relate.  Please include your name!

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In addition to having students unmute or type in the chat, you can ask them to use the reactions to respond.

"If you have the assignment open and are ready, give me a thumbs up."

"Give me a thumbs up or down to show whether you agree with the author/story or not"

"If you are ready to move on, give me an applause."

This is a way to do a quick check in of who is actively participating and that they are understanding.

If you think of another way to use reactions, comment on this post.

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If you take attendance at the beginning of a session, add a pinned note to the chat that says "If you come in late, please put a message in the chat so that I know you are here."

Before you close the meet, go back and verify that you have everyone who was present. This encourages them to be on time (so they don't have to write in the chat) and if they are late, they have to take the time to write in the chat and you can focus on teaching.

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Essential Free Tips & Tricks

Keyboard Shortcuts:

Toggle Microphone: Ctrl + D

Toggle Camera instantly: Ctrl + E

Screen Sharing: Use Ctrl + Alt + S to start sharing your screen, allowing you to show a specific tab, window, or your entire screen.

Subtitles:Turn on live captions for better accessibility using Ctrl + Alt + C.

--Chris

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Use headphones to reduce background noise.

If the connection is slow, go to Settings > Video to lower your resolution.

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Manage Layout:

See everyone: Click the three dots > Change layout to choose Tiled

Focus on speaker: Click the three dots > Change Layout to choose Spotlight

Pin Important Participants: Hover over a tile and click the pin icon to keep a speaker or presenter visible.

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Background Blur/Effects:

Before joining or during a meeting, click the effects icon to blur your background or use a virtual background to hide clutter.

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a person on a google meet with his background blurred