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Integration with Google

The following sections explain how to enable the Google integration and schedule video meetings with Google Meet.

How To

Enable Google Integration

JICS offers a calendar synchronization option allowing users to view their Google calendar meetings and events on their JICS calendars. An administrator can enable Google integration on the Third-party integrations page in Site Manager by performing the following steps:

  1. Create an institutional Google account or verify that you already have one that you can use with JICS.

    For help with creating a Google account, see this article in Google’s Help Center: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/27441?hl=en

  2. Create a Google API project and enable the APIs for Google Calendar and Google Drive.

    For help with creating a Google API project, see this article in Google’s Help Center: https://support.google.com/googleapi/answer/6251787?hl=en For help with enabling an API, see this article: https://support.google.com/googleapi/answer/6158841?hl=en

  3. Set up OAuth authentication credentials to obtain a Google client ID and secret.

    For help with setting up credentials, see this article in Google’s Help Center: https://support.google.com/googleapi/answer/6158849

    Note

    In this step, you will need to copy the redirect URI from the Third-party integrations page in Site Manager and enter it in your Google credentials.

  4. On the Third-party integrations page in Site Manager, take the following steps:

    1. At the top of the page, select Google from the drop-down list.

    2. Click the following options to set them to On for the integrations you want to enable:

      • Google Meet calendar integration

      • Google Drive file upload assignments (available only to eLearning-enabled clients)

    3. Enter the client ID and secret provided by Google and click Save.

    Third-party integration with Google

Schedule Video Meetings with Google Meet

You can schedule video meetings directly from the Calendar feature via JICS's integration with Google Meet.

When creating a calendar event, simply select Add a Google Meet link.

Select ​Add a Google Meet link​​.

Note

If you select this option, you may be redirected to Google after saving to connect an account or allow needed permissions.

When viewing the calendar item, you'll see a link to the video meeting.

Click Go to Google Meet link to open the video meeting​​.

Click that link to open Google Meet and start your meeting.

Example of Google Meet meeting