Student Help Desk

Google Meet

What is Google Meet?

Google Meet is a web conferencing app that is part of our College provided software. It allows you to host a meeting with one or more people through voice, video and chat. Additionally, it has features like Screen Sharing, which allows you to show your computer screen for others to see.

Note: Given students potentially limited access to internet, meetings that your instructor hosts may be recorded for viewing later. These recordings will only be visible to those enrolled in this class, and students have the option for additional layers of privacy by renaming themselves in the Zoom room, muting their video, and muting their audio.

If you have any concerns or questions, please let your instructor know.

How do I access Google Meet?

You can access Google Meet by following these steps:

  1. Login to MyPCC (my.pcc.edu)
  2. Click the Envelope icon Image of an envelope near the upper-right hand corner of your account to access your PCC email
  3. Click the Apps button image of apps icon that looks like a three by three set of dots near the upper right hand corner of your email
  4. Click Meet image of Google Meet icon
    • If you do not see Meet as an option then you may need to select the “More” option

How do I host/create a meeting in Google Meet?

Once you have access Google Meet you can then follow these steps to start a meeting:

  1. Click Join or Start a New Meeting
  2. Input a name for your meeting room or leave the box blank
  3. Click Continue
  4. Google Meet may now request access to your computer Microphone and Webcam, click Allow
    • If you do not have a computer Microphone then click the Join and use a phone for audio option
      • The Call Me tab will allow you to enter your number and you will receive a call that will allow you to connect to the meeting room
      • The Dial In tab will provide you with a phone number that you can call and a PIN that will be requested when you call
  5. Click Join now to enter your meeting room
    • Do not click the Present option, as that will enter you into the meeting with only screen sharing abilities.

Support Resources

Here are some support resources from Google that go over various functions of Google Meet: