Teaching Wirelessly: Mirroring 360 Questions and Answers

Summary

Mirroring 360 is a program on some teaching stations that facilitates faculty teaching wirelessly from mobile devices or laptops; enhances collaboration and discussion by enabling display from multiple student devices; and can be used in various other ways in the classroom. If you are interested in using Mirroring 360 in your class, contact the Digital Learning Team at 315-781-4420 or dlc@hws.edu.

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Mirroring 360 Questions and Answers

What devices work with Mirroring 360?

Mirroring 360 works with all types of mobile devices and computers. For more information about specific devices, check out the the Mirroring 360 system requirements.

What are some best practices and tips for the best experience using Mirroring 360?

Troubleshooting

  • Concerned about someone else connecting?
    • Connect your device before turning on the projector so people in the room can't connect
    • Refresh the code

Tips and Tricks

  • You can mirror up to 4 devices at any one time
  • Want to be able to show an app on a tablet and write on a "board"? Use an app like Educreations or Explain Everything; then, while mirroring, you can switch between apps

How do I use Mirroring 360 with my tablet/phone/laptop?

To set up Mirroring 360 you will need:

  1. To be in a classroom that has the Mirroring 360 receiver installed on the teacher station computer
  2. Have the sender app or Chrome extension on the device you want to display or use while teaching
    Chrome Extension
    iOS App
    Android App
  3. Be connected to HWS-Private wireless
  4. Have the mirroring ID

To use Mirroring 360:

  1. Open mirroring 360 on the teacher station
    • Look for it in the system tray or start menu
  2. Open the sender on your laptop or mobile device
    • On Android devices:
      1. Open the app
      2. Click the red circle at the bottom right
      3. Enter the mirroring ID
      4. Click the arrow
    • On iOS devices:
      1. Open the app
      2. Click the red circle at the bottom right
      3. Enter the mirroring ID
      4. Click the arrow
    • On a laptop
      1. Open Chrome
      2. Click the sender icon
        It should be located to the right of the address bar
      3. Enter the mirroring ID
      4. Click the arrow

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Article ID: 60227
Created
Mon 8/13/18 1:25 PM
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Thu 8/15/24 9:45 AM