My school is having us use Zoom to connect with students while remote learning. I am using a MacBook Air with sidecar. I want to be able to write on the Zoom whiteboard on my ipad. Is this possible? Is there a setting I need to enable to have this function?
I can move the whiteboard to the iPad, but cannot write on it.
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Doing it via Sidecar was my first instinct too, but it's pretty kludgy. Doing it like bumbleben suggests would work better. (You could sign in to Zoom on both devices and share content from either.)
Even better, though, Zoom should allow you to share your iPhone/iPad via AirPlay or via cable, as shown in this screenshot. I've done this and it works splendidly.
Then you can just draw in your favorite iPad drawing app (OneNote, Notability, whatever) and it just shows up for your viewers. Lag is maybe 1 second, so just focus on your iPad while drawing; THAT is still effectively real-time. Plus, unlike the Zoom whiteboard, you can save the drawings to distribute to attendees/students.
Happy teaching!
Doing it via Sidecar was my first instinct too, but it's pretty kludgy. Doing it like bumbleben suggests would work better. (You could sign in to Zoom on both devices and share content from either.)
Even better, though, Zoom should allow you to share your iPhone/iPad via AirPlay or via cable, as shown in this screenshot. I've done this and it works splendidly.
Then you can just draw in your favorite iPad drawing app (OneNote, Notability, whatever) and it just shows up for your viewers. Lag is maybe 1 second, so just focus on your iPad while drawing; THAT is still effectively real-time. Plus, unlike the Zoom whiteboard, you can save the drawings to distribute to attendees/students.
Happy teaching!
You can write on the Zoom whiteboard with the Zoom app for iPad. You can download the Zoom app from the App Store here: ZOOM Cloud Meetings on the App Store
It sounds like you'd like to use the iPad as Sidecar for using Zoom's whiteboard while reserving your MacBook Air screen for displaying other content.
I was able to move the whiteboard to the iPad screen and then draw or write on it using Apple Pencil. But using my fingers to draw didn't register on the whiteboard.
I should add that my iPad and MacBook were on different wifi networks, and not already connected via AirPlay, when I first did this. Zoom had very good, clear directions on what to click to make it work. Failing that or if the stakes are higher, of course, a cable is always safest.
What I have found is if you enter the meeting as a separate user with your iPad (using the Zoom App), you can use it within the meeting (e.g. Touch share screen on the iPad and choose whiteboard) You will have full control of the whiteboard with the iPad. If you are not using it for whiteboarding, it is just like a secondary user you can utilize. Sidecar is not really needed in this application. Since you still have both your laptop and iPad connected to Zoom, you can toggle between screen shares if necessary.
it’s not an Apple problem, it’s a zoom problem. They’ve just fixed the full screen video issue so maybe this is next. Here’s how they say to do it. Use a cable.
But how do I show a ppt or keynote show on one screen while using the iPad for discussion (using sidecar)? This answer seems to pertain to just using the iPad
This is a good idea.
no use the app but with Apple pen 🖊
Most people don’t want to log in 2 times for every session.
Sidecar and Zoom
