Connect iPad via USB cable to a Mac using QuickTime Player
e.g., Spring & Fall 2015: Be Safer on the Internet [Weyer]
Instructor location: 3' tether from laptop -- length of iPad USB (charging) cable
Mac: OS X 10.10+ (Yosemite) on laptop; classroom Macs are 10.9?
VGA adapter and cable to console Laptop port
Win: not supported in QT
iOS: 8+ (devices w/ Lightning port only)
Mac (Utilities): QuickTime Player > File > New Movie Recording > "v" > Camera, Microphone: 'iPad'
If video not displayed initially, sleep/wake iPad
Screen recording possible, but not necessary
Easy to switch between Mac and iOS apps without reconnecting
Display can reset & Mac can crash if no user activity, e.g., after 20 min.! avoid sleep by adjusting System Preferences > Energy Saver Preferences > Turn Display Off ... ?
Connect iPad via USB cable to a Mac using QuickTime Player