Apple TV Screen Mirroring

What is Apple TV Screen Mirroring?

Apple TV Screen Mirroring, or AirPlay, is a screen mirroring function found on iPhones, iPads, Macs. Using the hardware Apple TV, users can use mirror their iPad screens to a projector or TV. In education, teachers use iPads and Apple TV to substitute whiteboards, for multiple purposes such as to model responses for students.

Learning Experiences - What LEs can this tech tool support?

Acquisition

Discussion

Inquiry

Collaboration

Practice

Production

Affordances - What can this tech tool do?

Pedagogical

Teacher can use mirroring function to model answers to students (e.g. Gradual Release of Responsibility)
Traditional slideshow presentations continue to work similarly.
Take photo of students' work and share with the whole class instantaneously for peer feedback/ checking for understanding
Sharing of annotations is possible (i.e. no need to take photos of whiteboards)
Wireless connection allows teacher to walk around in class for classroom management purposes
Wireless connection allow teacher to do live demonstrations of science practical, without students moving.

Social

This tech tool is meant for teacher's use as a way to model responses

Technological

First time set-up is easy and fuss-free
Requires an Apple device (iPhone, iPad or Mac) for mirroring
Mirroring allows teacher to show whatever is written on the pdf directly (i.e. replaces whiteboard)
Ability to save annotations and share on other platforms (e.g. WhatsApp, Google Classroom)
Wireless connection

Teachers in Action: How has this been used in the classroom?

Math/Science

Mr Lim Yu Jie uses the Apple TV Screen Mirroring in both his Math and Science classes. He sees his iPad as a "portable whiteboard", using it to solve Math questions as a class with his students.

Using the iPad's camera, he utilises it during Science practical lessons, to show students giving live demonstrations of experiments while their peers stay at their seats.

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