A Mac window setup for teaching and online classes
Slides, the class call, the chat, your notes and the gradebook. A layout for teaching from a Mac that shows students only what you mean to show.
When teaching online, share only the slides window, never the whole screen. Then arrange your private windows, notes, chat and the class list, around it.
During class
- Slides: the window you share.
- Presenter notes or your lesson plan: beside it, not shared.
- The call and chat: a narrow column, so you see hands and questions.
Planning and marking
- The submission and the rubric side by side, at half width each.
- The gradebook one step away.
Save a Teaching layout and a Marking layout in ClutterFreeMac, Settings, Arrange, and switch between them from the menu bar. See screen sharing layouts.
Questions
How do I teach online from a Mac without showing my other windows?
Share a single window, your slides, instead of the whole screen, and keep notes and chat in windows beside it.
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