Turn on Meet Link in Google Classroom

[Sarah Glatz]

Turn on Meet Link in your Google Classroom

Generate a Meet link in your Class

When you generate a Meet link in your class, a unique video meeting link is created for your class. Students can use the link to join your class video meetings. 

The Meet links you generate in Classroom are considered nicknamed links. Only you or your co-teachers can create, show, hide, or reset the meeting link for your class. And only you or your co-teachers can start a class video meeting in Classroom. These permissions can vary based on how your admin sets up Meet for your school.

1. Go to classroom.google.com.

2. Click the classSettings .
   

3. Under General, click Generate Meet link.
   A unique Meet link appears for your class.

4. In the top-right corner, click Save.
   
   

The Meet link shows up in the class header

Show or hide a Meet link

When you generate a Meet link, students can see it on the Stream page and the Classwork page. You can hide the link from students until you want to share it. To share the link, you can make it visible again, or add it to an assignment or question.

1. Go to classroom.google.com.

2. Click the classSettings .

3. Next to Visible to students, choose an option:

• To make the Meet link visible to students, click the switch to On position .

• To hide the Meet link from students, click the switch to Off position .

 

Copy a Meet link

You can copy a Meet link and paste it into an assignment, question, or calendar invitation.

1. Go to classroom.google.com.

2. Click the classSettings .

3. Next to the Meet link, click the Down arrow select Copy.

Reset a Meet link

If you have issues with the link, you can reset it and get a new one. After you reset the link, the old link no longer works.

1. Go to classroom.google.com.

2. Click the classSettings . 

3. Next to the Meet link, click the Down arrow Reset.

 

Add a Meet link to an assignment or question

You can add a Meet link to posts, such as assignments or questions.

1. Go to classroom.google.com.

2. Click the classSettings .

3. Copy the Meet linkleave the Settings page.
   For details, go to Copy a Meet link above.

4. Click Classworkcreate an assignment or question.
   For details, go to Create an assignment or Create a question.

5. In the assignment or question details, click Add Link.

6. Paste the Meet linkclick Add link.