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You can now add a Jam (Jamboard) from right within Google Meet!  (This features has been going live since the first of October.  If you do not see it yet, it will appear shortly...)  For those that have not checked out Jamboard, it is an interactive digital whiteboard you can use with others.  It can be especially useful with touchscreen Chromebooks.  When in you Meet, click on the More Menu (three stacked vertical dots) in the lower right corner - Select Whiteboard at the top of the menu - You can select to either start a new whiteboard, or if you have set up a template or pre-created jam you can open an existing one from your Drive - You will decide the permissions that others in the Meet have to the Jam. They can either have edit rights, or view only rights (eg. if you are demonstrating to them).  You can also select that anyone with the link can edit - When you set the permissions, it will then share a link to the Jam in the Chat section of the Meet -...

 There are new Host Controls available within Google Meet.  These features are still rolling out, so it may take up to two weeks to see some of them. You will know that you have access to Host Controls by seeing a blue shield in the lower left corner of a Meet -  When you click on it, you see a pop-up that has some options available to you -  1. Quick access - if it is on (the default) people within your organization DO NOT need to ask to join the Meet; if it is off (slider to the left and not blue-green) then EVERYONE will need to ask to join your Meet and you will have to let them in. 2. Share their screen - does everyone have the ability to share their screen, or just you.  This will determine if the Present Now in the lower right hand corner of the Meet is displayed to others - 3. Send chat messages - does everyone have the ability to chat during the Meet.  This will determine if the chat icon in the upper right hand corner of the Meet is displayed to o...