Join a Google Meet Session

 

MyFIRE offers a variety of ways and tools to meet with your instructor and fellow classmates. One of the tools that are available in MyFIRE is Google Meet. This tutorial demonstrates how to join a Google Meet session from within MyFIRE. 


1.    Navigate to the location where the Google Meet session has been provided. It could be listed in an announcement, a calendar event, an email, or a discussion post. 

2.    Select the Join Google Meet link. 

 

3.    A new browser tab will open to launch the Google Meet session. Check your camera and audio before proceeding by selecting check your audio and video below the preview window. 

 

a.    A pop-up window will appear. Record and play a short video sample of you talking so you can see how you’ll look and sound by selecting capture and diagnose. No one else will see this, and it’s not saved anywhere. 

b.    Once finished checking your audio and video, close the pop-up window by selecting the X icon in the top right corner. 

4.    Select join now to enter the meeting.