I would like to present a Powerpoint 2011 presentation in a classroom with ~20 student machines equipped with Apple Remote Desktop 3.5.1. There is also a projector and small screen in front. I have two closely-related questions:
- When I project the presentation, I can get the presenter view on the instructor machine, which is great, but, when I share my desktop, students see the presenter view, not the full-screen slide show being projected. Is there a way to choose which of my displays to share?
- Is Share Screen even the right feature to use? In the Apple forum, users recommended creating a Powerpoint show and pushing that to user machines, rather than using Screen Share; however, I would like to control the pace of the slides (because of animations, etc.)
Best Answer
In answer to the first query - When the students connect they should see both of your displays and then be able to select Display 1 or Display 2 for a closer look at either one. These options appear (or not) depending on the display arrangement setup under Displays in System Preferences.
The bottom line is, ARD is not really suited to this task. There is a piece of software that does exactly what you're after, but it does cost. It's called LANSchool.
The killer LANSchool feature that you're looking for is - 'Show Teacher's Screen'. This overlays your screen onto a selection of student machines. There's a 30 day trial available, I highly recommend you try it out!