This article is for students and other meeting participants. Teachers and meeting creators, go here.
You can join a video meeting for distance learning with Google Meet using a computer or mobile device. Depending on how the meeting is set up, you can join in different ways, such as with a link or a nickname.
Before you begin
- If you have an Education edition account and your school type is Primary/Secondary education (K-12), you will not be allowed to join Google Meet video calls created by personal Google Accounts.
- Anonymous users, or users not signed in to a Google Account, will not be able to join meetings organized by Google Workspace for Education users. However, users can still dial in using a phone.
- Depending on how your teacher set up the video meeting, you might have to ask to join before you can enter the meeting.
- You can't request to join a video meeting if you've already been denied twice.
Ways to join
Join a video meeting in ClassroomIf your teacher turns on Meet for Classroom, you can join a video meeting for your class. You can join a class video meeting after the teacher starts the meeting.
To use Meet, you have to sign in to Classroom with a school account. Your account looks like you@yourschool.edu.
Join a Video Meeting in Google Classroom (iOS)
- Tap Classroom .
- Tap the class.
- Choose an option:
- At the top of the Stream or Classwork page, tap Meet .
- On an announcement or post, tap the video meeting link.
- (Optional) To allow Meet to use your camera and microphone, tap Allow.
- Before you join, at the bottom, make sure you’re signed in with your school account. If you need to switch accounts, tap Switchselect the Classroom account.
- To join the class video meeting, tap Join meeting.
- Choose an option:
- If your teacher shared a meeting link, tap the link or paste it into your browser.
- If your teacher sent an invitation in an email message, in the message, under Join with Google Meet, tap the meeting link.
- Before you join, at the bottom, make sure you’re signed in with your school account. If you need to switch accounts, tap Switchselect the Classroom account.
- Tap Join meeting.
- Open Google Meet at meet.google.com or with the Meet app.
- (Optional) If you’re already signed in to Meet and need to switch to another account, at the top, tap Menu and select or add your school account.
- Tap Meeting Codeenter the meeting nickname.
- Tap Join meeting.
Tip: To see your previous meetings in the Meet app, swipe up.
Join a meeting from a Calendar event
If your teacher or the meeting organizer shares a Google Calendar event with you, you can join the meeting from Calendar. Go to calendar.google.com or use the Calendar app.
- Open Google Calendar.
- Sign in with your school account.
- On the calendar, tap the eventJoin video call.
- Before you join, at the bottom, make sure you’re signed in with your school account. If you need to switch accounts, tap Switchselect the Classroom account.
- Tap Join meeting.
You can start or join video meetings in Gmail on your computer or mobile device. For details, go to Start or join a video call from Gmail.
Tip: If you don't see this option, contact your Google Workspace administrator.
Use other Meet features
Use Hand Raise in Google Meet to let the moderator know you want to speak.