Simplify Screen Sharing Across Every Device on Campus

Your school's bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy shouldn't require a survival guide for screen sharing.

It should just work. 

A mix of MacBooks, Windows laptops, iPads, Chromebooks and Android phones are in and out of classrooms around your school on a daily basis. Educators and students expect reliable screen sharing regardless of what device they brought.  

People don’t want to dig through drawers for adapters or read a two-page PDF with cryptic instructions. They don’t want to worry about whether Room 205 still needs HDMI or if someone swapped it to USB-C last semester. 

Screen sharing has become a critical part of the collaboration and learning process. Educators and students need the technology to work. That’s not an unreasonable request. It’s what they expect in every other aspect of this digital life. 

If you’re in IT, you’ve seen what happens when screen sharing doesn't work across platforms. It leads to confusion and downtime. 

• A guest speaker needs to present but "nothing connects" 

• A student presentation turns into a USB file transfer 

• Faculty avoid using technology in the room because they "don't know how it works" 

• The IT team spends time answering the same questions and fixing the same problems every day

We recently wrote about what this kind of inconsistency costs you in the long run—missed moments, lost time and a slow erosion of trust in your tech.
 
But here’s the better question:  what does it look like when it works? 

What a Great Screen Sharing Experience Actually Looks Like 

The best AV experience is one you don’t have to think about. It just works. 

It’s the same across buildings. It supports whatever device walks through the door. It doesn’t require lengthy tutorials, incompatible cables or missing dongles. Lessons and classes start on time, keeping focus on what’s being shared, not how it's being shared. 

You know it's working when educators and students don’t have to ask, “Hey, how do I present wirelessly in this room again?”

Where Ditto Comes In 

Ditto simplifies screen sharing across every device without adding more layers for IT teams and users to manage.

• Compatible with macOS, Windows, iOS, iPadOS, ChromeOS and Android 

• Connect via browser or with an easy-to-use app 

• Consistent process across all displays in all classrooms and meeting rooms 

• Central management gives IT total control 

• Works with hardware already installed in rooms  

Ditto makes which BYOD devices students and staff bring irrelevant. It works if it has a screen. Whether it’s a student’s Chromebook, a faculty laptop or a guest’s phone.

Give your campus the experience your users already expect—no matter what device they bring.

BONUS: Ditto includes digital signage and campus emergency alerts.

See how Ditto simplifies screen sharing →