Just in case you have not noticed, Google Meet has some new features.
First if you create the Meet, you have host controls allowing you to determine if your guests can share their screen or send chat messages.
Second, if you have multiple cameras on your computer, you can easily toggle between them.
Didn’t have time to clean your office or you have pets that enjoy ‘Meet-bombing?’ Not a problem! Use the blur screen option to make you and you alone the visual focus.
Fourth, even though there are only 16 of me (and Sophie) in the image below, you can set your Google Meet to show the profile pics of 49 people at one time!
Fifth, Google Meet has a Jamboard which operates as a white board. Students can add content to the Jamboard and then save the Jamboard to their Google Drive.
And a final side note about Google Meet….if you remove a person from a Google Meet, they might not be able to rejoin for 24 hours, so use with caution. 🐕 🐶 🐩 🦮
lynn brysacz
October 15, 2020 — 4:30 pm
Hi Polly, I can’t find the blur the background function you mentioned.
Jennifer
October 16, 2020 — 8:21 am
You can find the additional features, including blur background, by clicking on the vertical ellipsis (or kebab) in the lower, right-hand corner of your Google Meet screen.
lynn
October 15, 2020 — 4:31 pm
AND Thank you for that post!!