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Classroom Mac Screen Mirroring & Choose Content Guide

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Screen Mirroring lets you display your Mac’s screen on classroom displays so you can share presentations, videos, and apps with clarity and ease. This guide walks you through choosing what content to share and connecting quickly in a classroom setting. Whether you’re presenting slides, demonstrating software, or playing media, these steps will help you get mirrored up and running with confidence.

There are 2 primary ways to access the Screen Mirroring settings:

1)Open the Control Center by clicking the icon located at the right side of the menu bar. Select Screen Mirroring.

Mac Screen Mirroring IconControl Center IconControl Center 2)In most scenarios, you can select the Screen Mirroring icon immediately located at the right side of the menu bar:

Screen Mirroring.png

  • Select the right arrow to expand the settings for the source display that is highlighted:

Screen Mirroring 3.png

  • Select “change” after expanding source display selection:

Screen Mirroring 2.png Choose “Entire Screen” to mirror the display:

Show Entire Screen Mirroring Selection