Mobile Guardian Classroom Management Tool: Screen Sharing Guide

The Mobile Guardian Classroom Management Tool empowers teachers to oversee, in real-time, their students' screens during class. This feature ensures students stay focused and on track. Currently, the screen share option is available for Chromebook and Android devices (including Android EMM).

This guide will walk you through:

1. Student Screen Share on Android Devices
2. Student Screen Share on Chromebook
3. Teacher Sharing Screen to Class (Chromebook and Android)
4. Teacher Sharing Individual Students' Screens to Class (Chromebook and Android)

Student Screen Share on Android Devices

Screen share on Android works for both regular Android devices and EMM-enrolled devices. Follow these steps to enable screen sharing in your classroom:

• Ensure Devices Are Added to Class:
  • Make sure all your students' devices are added to the respective class.
• Start the Class:
  • Start a class containing an Android device. This will prompt students' Android devices to request access to share their screens.
  • Example of message: “Mobile Guardian will start capturing everything that’s displayed on your screen.”
• Student Approval:
  • Students should select Start Now to start sharing their screens.
  • If Force Join is enabled, devices will automatically join the class. If not, students will need to manually join the class.
• View Shared Screens:
  • Once sharing is complete, students' screens will be displayed on your classroom dashboard.

#Note: To enlarge a student's screen, simply click on it.

Student Screen Share on Chromebook

Running a Chromebook classroom with screen share is similar to Android. Follow these steps:

• Ensure Devices Are Added to Class:
  • Ensure all your students' devices are added to the respective class.
• Start the Class:
  • Start your class containing Chromebook student devices.
  • If Force Join is enabled, devices will automatically join the class, triggering a prompt on students' devices to share their screens. This prompt must be accepted by the student.
• Student Approval:
  • If Force Join is not enabled, students will need to click Join Now and then accept the prompt to share their screens.

• View Shared Screens:
  • Once students have accepted the screen share, their devices' displays will appear on your dashboard.

#Note: To enlarge a student's screen, click on it.

Teacher Sharing Screen to Class (Chromebook/Android Only)

Teachers can share their screens with all students' Chromebooks or Android devices in the class. Here's how:

• Select Devices:
  • In your active class, select All to present to all devices, or choose specific devices to share your screen with.
• Share My Screen:
  • Click on the Share My Screen option on your dashboard.

• Confirm Sharing:
  • A confirmation prompt will appear. Click Share my screen to proceed.

• Choose Sharing Option:
  • A Google window will appear with the following options:
    • Chrome Tab: Select from open Chrome tabs.

• Window: Select from your current windows.
• Entire Screen: Share your entire screen.

• Start Sharing:
  • Once you've selected your sharing option, click the Share button.
  • Your screen will now be viewable on the selected devices.

Teacher Sharing Individual Student Device Screen to Class (Chromebook/Android)

Teachers can share an individual student's screen with the rest of the class. This is useful for presentations or demonstrations. Follow these steps:

• Ensure Devices Are Added to Class:
  • Ensure all your students' devices are added to the respective class.
• Start the Class:
  • Start your class containing the student devices. Remind students to click the Share screen option when they join.
• Select Student's Screen:
  • In your active class, click the ellipsis dots on the student’s device card and select Share Student's screen.

• Share Screen:
  • Navigate to the student's screen who will be presenting and click the Share Screen icon on their card.
• Stop Sharing:
  • Once done, click back on the options for the same student and select Stop Share student's screen.

Congratulations! You now know how to share screens in multiple ways.

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