Hey friends!
I’m Tasia and this video will highlight the best Chrome extensions for Google Meet.
A lot of teachers and students are gearing up for maybe a hybrid learning approach or
a fully remote learning school year, so it’s time to take your Google Meet capabilities
to the next level with some awesome Chrome extensions.
These are some helpful chrome extensions for teachers, students, business owners, and just
Google Meet fans like me.
So let’s jump into a Google Meet.
Before we get started with my first pick, if you guys want to know the best Google Meet
features, or how to change a background in Google Meet, I’ll link to those videos below
and again at the end of this video.
First on my list is Nod.
Nod, spelt n-o-d, allows students and participants to respond with reactions throughout your
Meet session.
So, off the bat, the Nod extension works when every participant has it installed.
So, with Nod installed, you can just click on the extension from your Meet, and you’ll
have a few emoji options.
So, if you want to keep your students engaged and interested in your lecture, for example,
they can respond to your talking point or comments with an emoji.
That emoji reaction is then displayed on the screen for everyone to see.
But Nod also has a cool hand raise option.
This is really handy because if a student selects that option, it’ll stay on the screen.
So, if you’re the presenter in this case, you can directly acknowledge the student and
have them ask their question.
You can see why it works best when every participant has Nod installed.
This next app is for those of you that don’t have a dual monitor setup, but want to be
able to function as if you do.
So think, how do I see my students on screen, while sharing my screen.
The extension for that is called, Dualless - like you are dual monitor-less.
Pretty neat, so here’s how it works.
Say I want to show my attendees this tab here, but I still want to keep an eye on my students.
From your Meet, just select the Dualless extension.
And you’ll have different layout option ratios like 30 70, 60, 40 etc, so pick the
option you want.
And now when you select your present button, choose to present window.
Then select the window you want to share.
So now, for example, the students would see what’s happening on the right with my shared
window, but I can keep an eye on my students on the left side of my screen.
And all the students see is the window I’m sharing - that right side here.
Now, keep in mind, they are only seeing this little smaller area of real estate - it’s
not a full screen view of the window, it’s just this snippet, what you’re showing here.
Last but certainly not least, if you need to take class attendance, there’s an extension
for that too.
And wouldn’t you know, it’s called Meet Attendance.
Now, this extension will be found in your participants tab in Google Meet, and only
you, the person that wants to take attendance needs to have it installed.
You’ll have this little clipboard icon with a check mark.
The first time you use the extension, you may have to accept the permissions and sign
into your google account.
Meet Attendance works directly with Google Sheets.
So, it’s going to pull your attendee list and add it to a time-stamped google sheet
for you.
So, you’ll want to make sure this is toggled on first.
Then, if you hover your mouse over the clipboard icon, you’ll have these options underneath.
If you click on this first one, New Sheet, your attendance will automatically be recorded
in a new Google Sheet for you.
And you can do this multiple times during your Meet by the way.
So, if you want to take attendance at the beginning and the end of class, you can just
click that little participants tab again, and back in your Google Sheet, there’s another
time stamped row of participants.
So remember, if you want to learn more about Google Meet and how to record a Meet, you
can follow the links below or at the end of this video.
Well those are my top 3 chrome extensions for Google Meet.
Now I want to hear from you!
What are your favorite Chrome extensions for Google Meet and whey?
Let everyone know in the comments below.
As always, if you liked this video, I want to know so give it a like, a share, or leave
a comment below.
You can click right about here to subscribe to my channel and right about here and here
for even more Google Meet content.
Thanks for watching and see ya next time.