Google Meet and Chat in Practice: Meetings, Spaces and Gemini

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1. Level 1: What You Have: Plans, Accounts and Admin SettingsFree
   Learners identify whether their Google account is a personal (consumer), small business or corporate Workspace account, which Meet, Chat and Gemini features depend on that plan, and how an IT admin may have switched features off; the lesson states that the course is independent of Google and reproduces none of its documentation.
2. Level 2: How Google Chat Is Organised: DMs, Spaces, ThreadsFree
   Learners learn how direct messages, group messages, spaces and threaded replies differ, and where shared files are stored, so each conversation goes in the right place.
3. Level 3: Chat Etiquette, Mentions and Notifications
   Learners write clear messages, use @mentions properly, and set notifications per conversation and per space so alerts do not take over the working day.
4. Level 4: Status, Focus Time and Availability
   Learners set their presence, custom status, Do Not Disturb and Calendar focus time and working hours, so colleagues can see when they are free and when they are not to be disturbed.
5. Level 5: Files, Tasks and Apps in Spaces
   Learners share and organise files in a space, assign tasks from Chat, and add apps to a space, checking which plan and admin settings each needs.
6. Level 6: Gemini in Chat: Summaries and Checking Them
   Learners use Gemini in Chat to summarise conversations, list action items and answer questions about a space, check which plan or add-on is needed, and check the output against the original messages.
7. Level 7: Working with External Contacts and Guests
   Learners chat safely with people outside their organisation, recognise external labels and warnings, and learn which plan and admin settings control external chat and spaces.
8. Level 8: Scheduling Meetings and Pre-Call Checks
   Learners schedule Meet meetings from Calendar and Chat, set guest options, and check their camera, microphone and speakers in the pre-call screen before joining.
9. Level 9: Host Controls and Meeting Safety
   Learners use host management controls to admit people, mute participants, set co-hosts and restrict sharing and chat, and learn which plans include each control.
10. Level 10: Presenting Well in Meet
    Learners share a screen, window or tab, present Slides with speaker controls, and handle audio during a presentation, noting differences between desktop and mobile.
11. Level 11: Breakout Rooms, Polls and Q&A
    Learners run breakout rooms, polls and moderated Q&A in Meet, check the plans that include them, and know who can create and manage each.
12. Level 12: Recording, Transcripts, Captions and Consent
    Learners record meetings, turn on transcripts and live captions, find where the files are saved, and follow consent and recording etiquette, with the plan each feature needs.
13. Level 13: Gemini in Meet: Notes, Summaries and Translation
    Learners use Gemini to take notes, draft meeting summaries with action items and show translated captions, confirm which plan and admin settings each needs, and check the output for accuracy and attribution before sharing.
14. Level 14: Fixing Common Audio and Video Problems
    Learners fix common Meet problems themselves, such as echo, no sound, a camera that is not detected, poor bandwidth and permission blocks, using a step-by-step check for each device type.
15. Level 15: Final Challenge: Project Space to Checked Recap Exam
    Learners set up a project space, run a realistic meeting from start to finish with the right controls, recording consent and Gemini notes, and send a checked recap with clear owners and actions, using skills from the whole course.

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The first 2 levels are free with a free account. Every level, the podcast edition and the AI tutor come with All Access at £4.99/month or any Creator plan — see pricing.

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