Sharing your iPad screen in Teams from your computer

Questions

  • How do I share my iPad screen in a Microsoft Teams meeting?
  • How do I show an iPad app to my class through Teams on my computer?
  • How do I broadcast my iPad screen into a Teams meeting?
  • Can I record my iPad screen sharing session in Teams?
  • How do I stop sharing my iPad screen in Teams?

Environment

This article applies to Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students who want to share an iPad screen in a Microsoft Teams meeting running on a computer. Any app installed on your iPad can be displayed in the Teams meeting, and the session can be recorded to view later.

  • You must be signed in to Teams with your Bowdoin account on both your computer and your iPad.
  • If Microsoft Teams is not on your iPad, install it for free from Apple's App Store.

Resolution

Sharing your iPad screen is an effective way to present information to students — useful for Socratic discussions, presentations, and both synchronous and asynchronous learning.

Split screen showing an iPad home screen on the left and a Microsoft Teams meeting with chat on the right, with a play button overlay.

Share your iPad screen

  1. Start a Teams meeting on your computer from the Teams application.
  2. Start a Teams meeting on your iPad from the Teams app, joining the same meeting.
  3. On your iPad, tap the ... (More) button in the meeting controls to open the sharing menu.
Video call control bar with camera off, microphone muted, speaker, menu button highlighted, and end call button. Menu with options for recording, captions, hold, call, share (highlighted), raise hand, dialpad, blur video, and turn off video.
  1. Tap Share, then tap Share Screen.
Menu in a video call app showing options to share PowerPoint, photo, video, or screen, with Share screen outlined.
  1. When the Screen Broadcast window appears, make sure Microsoft Teams is selected, then tap Start Broadcast. A short countdown appears and then your iPad screen is shared.
Screen Broadcast menu with Microsoft Teams selected and the Start Broadcast button highlighted.
  1. Press the home button (or swipe up) on your iPad to return to your home screen. Your iPad screen now appears in the Teams meeting on your computer.
Screen Broadcast menu showing Microsoft Teams is broadcasting with a timer and a Stop Broadcast button.

Stop sharing

Screen recording indicator, Wi-Fi signal, 58% battery level with partially filled icon.
  1. Tap the small red recording/broadcast indicator at the top of your iPad screen.
  2. Tap Stop on the dialog that appears.
Prompt asking to stop screen broadcasting with Microsoft Teams, with Cancel and Stop buttons.

To share your iPad screen in a Zoom meeting instead, see Set Up iPad-to-Mac Trust for Zoom Screen Sharing in the Related Articles section.

Additional Help

If you need further assistance, you have several options:

  • Bowdoin Bot: Chat with Bowdoin Bot directly from any KB page for instant answers.
  • Phone: Call the Bowdoin College Service Desk at (207) 725-3030.
  • In person: Visit the Tech Hub in Smith Union during business hours.
  • Submit a ticket: Request assistance through the Service Catalog.
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Set Up iPad-to-Mac Trust for Zoom Screen Sharing
How to establish the one-time iPad-to-Mac trust and then share an iPad screen over a USB cable in Zoom using the iPhone/iPad via Cable option. Covers requirements, trusting the iPad in Finder, sharing and stopping the share in Zoom, and troubleshooting when the iPad does not appear. Applies to Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students on macOS Sequoia or Tahoe.