Google Meet & Zoom
Throughout this period of remote learning, we have been assessing issues with Google Meet and Zoom where video would "freeze" or students would get kicked out of meetings. While some of these problems may be issues with the respective platform being used or with the student's device, it seems more often than not to be an issue with the Internet service in the student's home.
Both Google Meet and Zoom appear to require 1-3 Mbps upload speed in order to work properly in a group setting. This can be compounded if multiple people such as siblings or parents are on video calls on the same network.
These are their respective network requirement pages:
Click here to see requirements for Google Meet.
Click here to see requirements for Zoom.
If your child is experiencing these issues, you can have them go to www.speedtest.net and check their Internet speed. Cable providers, such as Spectrum (formerly Charter) should provide sufficient bandwidth for these tasks. However, if you are on an older DSL connection (such as AT&T) you may run into issues with these assignments.
Both Google Meet and Zoom appear to require 1-3 Mbps upload speed in order to work properly in a group setting. This can be compounded if multiple people such as siblings or parents are on video calls on the same network.
These are their respective network requirement pages:
Click here to see requirements for Google Meet.
Click here to see requirements for Zoom.
If your child is experiencing these issues, you can have them go to www.speedtest.net and check their Internet speed. Cable providers, such as Spectrum (formerly Charter) should provide sufficient bandwidth for these tasks. However, if you are on an older DSL connection (such as AT&T) you may run into issues with these assignments.