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Apple announced a new Continuity feature in macOS Sequoia called iPhone Mirroring at the World Wide Developers Conference.  According to Tech Crunch -https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/10/with-macos-sequoia-you-can-mirror-your-iphone-on-your-mac/ - this new feature "will allow users to mirror their iPhone screen directly on their Mac and even control it, like swiping through pages on the Home Screen and launching apps via the Mac's trackpad."

The feature was briefly discussed on the MacAdmins Podcast - https://podcast.macadmins.org/2024/06/14/flashcast-14-wwdc-2024-live/ - where Dr. Emily Kausalik asked how schools will be able to manage this on the devices.

As we review our cell phone policies and discuss student distraction, social media, and wellness/mental health, this is something that we now need to consider.

If school policies aim to limit access to personal cell phones during the school day, this new feature introduces a new wrinkle in these plans.  At this point, I can't say what options mobile device management platforms, such as JAMF, will allow us to limit or completely block this from the devices. 

I want to ensure this is on everyone's radar as we all look to address these topics.  As I learn more, I will add to this post. If you have any thoughts, ideas, or insights on this, please share them below.

[NOTE: I have also cross-posted this to the ISED listserv.]

#General
#SustainingInnovationandLookingAhead
#ITSystemsandSupport

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William Stites
Montclair Kimberley Academy
Montclair NJ
------------------------------

I've put a few emails out for some more information on this, but I have a little more to share:

• This new feature will be only available for Sequoia and iPhones running the required iOS version upon release
• To use iPhone Mirroring, both your Mac and iPhone must have the same Apple Account
• Only one iPhone can be mirrored at a time
• The iPhone must be at the Lock Screen and not actively in use

Also, if you have access to the AppleSeed for IT beta program, use Apple's feedback utility located within the AppleSeed beta releases at beta.apple.com/it so that engineering can directly hear those requirements and fixes.

------------------------------
William Stites
Montclair Kimberley Academy
Montclair NJ

Original Message:
Sent: 06-19-2024 10:43 AM
From: William Stites
Subject: Student Wellness/Mental Health, macOS Sequoia, and iPhone Mirroring

Apple announced a new Continuity feature in macOS Sequoia called iPhone Mirroring at the World Wide Developers Conference.  According to Tech Crunch -https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/10/with-macos-sequoia-you-can-mirror-your-iphone-on-your-mac/ - this new feature "will allow users to mirror their iPhone screen directly on their Mac and even control it, like swiping through pages on the Home Screen and launching apps via the Mac's trackpad."

The feature was briefly discussed on the MacAdmins Podcast - https://podcast.macadmins.org/2024/06/14/flashcast-14-wwdc-2024-live/ - where Dr. Emily Kausalik asked how schools will be able to manage this on the devices.

As we review our cell phone policies and discuss student distraction, social media, and wellness/mental health, this is something that we now need to consider.

If school policies aim to limit access to personal cell phones during the school day, this new feature introduces a new wrinkle in these plans.  At this point, I can't say what options mobile device management platforms, such as JAMF, will allow us to limit or completely block this from the devices. 

I want to ensure this is on everyone's radar as we all look to address these topics.  As I learn more, I will add to this post. If you have any thoughts, ideas, or insights on this, please share them below.

[NOTE: I have also cross-posted this to the ISED listserv.]

#General
#SustainingInnovationandLookingAhead
#ITSystemsandSupport

------------------------------
William Stites
Montclair Kimberley Academy
Montclair NJ
------------------------------

Apple announced a new Continuity feature in macOS Sequoia called iPhone Mirroring at the World Wide Developers Conference.  According to Tech Crunch -https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/10/with-macos-sequoia-you-can-mirror-your-iphone-on-your-mac/ - this new feature "will allow users to mirror their iPhone screen directly on their Mac and even control it, like swiping through pages on the Home Screen and launching apps via the Mac's trackpad."

The feature was briefly discussed on the MacAdmins Podcast - https://podcast.macadmins.org/2024/06/14/flashcast-14-wwdc-2024-live/ - where Dr. Emily Kausalik asked how schools will be able to manage this on the devices.

As we review our cell phone policies and discuss student distraction, social media, and wellness/mental health, this is something that we now need to consider.

If school policies aim to limit access to personal cell phones during the school day, this new feature introduces a new wrinkle in these plans.  At this point, I can't say what options mobile device management platforms, such as JAMF, will allow us to limit or completely block this from the devices. 

I want to ensure this is on everyone's radar as we all look to address these topics.  As I learn more, I will add to this post. If you have any thoughts, ideas, or insights on this, please share them below.

[NOTE: I have also cross-posted this to the ISED listserv.]

#General
#SustainingInnovationandLookingAhead
#ITSystemsandSupport

------------------------------
William Stites
Montclair Kimberley Academy
Montclair NJ
------------------------------

Apple has to give the methodology to manage such features for a provider (MDM or other), such as Jamf, Kandji, AppleClassroom, etc., to manage. These things might be worth bringing up with your Apple reps as well. From a functionality standpoint, I highly recommend getting involved with the beta programs for both your m management platform and Apple. Jamf, for one, seems to always have 0-day support for major OS releases, and I know they are focused on this type of management problem. It's part of why we use Jamf over any other.

Apple announced a new Continuity feature in macOS Sequoia called iPhone Mirroring at the World Wide Developers Conference.  According to Tech Crunch -https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/10/with-macos-sequoia-you-can-mirror-your-iphone-on-your-mac/ - this new feature "will allow users to mirror their iPhone screen directly on their Mac and even control it, like swiping through pages on the Home Screen and launching apps via the Mac's trackpad."

The feature was briefly discussed on the MacAdmins Podcast - https://podcast.macadmins.org/2024/06/14/flashcast-14-wwdc-2024-live/ - where Dr. Emily Kausalik asked how schools will be able to manage this on the devices.

As we review our cell phone policies and discuss student distraction, social media, and wellness/mental health, this is something that we now need to consider.

If school policies aim to limit access to personal cell phones during the school day, this new feature introduces a new wrinkle in these plans.  At this point, I can't say what options mobile device management platforms, such as JAMF, will allow us to limit or completely block this from the devices. 

I want to ensure this is on everyone's radar as we all look to address these topics.  As I learn more, I will add to this post. If you have any thoughts, ideas, or insights on this, please share them below.

[NOTE: I have also cross-posted this to the ISED listserv.]

Apple has to give the methodology to manage such features for a provider (MDM or other), such as Jamf, Kandji, AppleClassroom, etc., to manage. These things might be worth bringing up with your Apple reps as well. From a functionality standpoint, I highly recommend getting involved with the beta programs for both your m management platform and Apple. Jamf, for one, seems to always have 0-day support for major OS releases, and I know they are focused on this type of management problem. It's part of why we use Jamf over any other.

Apple announced a new Continuity feature in macOS Sequoia called iPhone Mirroring at the World Wide Developers Conference.  According to Tech Crunch -https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/10/with-macos-sequoia-you-can-mirror-your-iphone-on-your-mac/ - this new feature "will allow users to mirror their iPhone screen directly on their Mac and even control it, like swiping through pages on the Home Screen and launching apps via the Mac's trackpad."

The feature was briefly discussed on the MacAdmins Podcast - https://podcast.macadmins.org/2024/06/14/flashcast-14-wwdc-2024-live/ - where Dr. Emily Kausalik asked how schools will be able to manage this on the devices.

As we review our cell phone policies and discuss student distraction, social media, and wellness/mental health, this is something that we now need to consider.

If school policies aim to limit access to personal cell phones during the school day, this new feature introduces a new wrinkle in these plans.  At this point, I can't say what options mobile device management platforms, such as JAMF, will allow us to limit or completely block this from the devices. 

I want to ensure this is on everyone's radar as we all look to address these topics.  As I learn more, I will add to this post. If you have any thoughts, ideas, or insights on this, please share them below.

[NOTE: I have also cross-posted this to the ISED listserv.]

Does anyone know the technical details on how this mirroring works?  I.e., is it AirPlay?  Something new?  Wondering if we can block the ports the functionality uses on a student SSID to disable it.

Also, wondering if our existing Aruba client-isolation settings will already block it.  My guess is yes.

------------------------------
David Fulton-Howard
Technical Support Manager
McDonogh School
Owings Mills, MD

Original Message:
Sent: 06-24-2024 09:28 AM
From: Chris Hafner
Subject: Student Wellness/Mental Health, macOS Sequoia, and iPhone Mirroring

Apple has to give the methodology to manage such features for a provider (MDM or other), such as Jamf, Kandji, AppleClassroom, etc., to manage. These things might be worth bringing up with your Apple reps as well. From a functionality standpoint, I highly recommend getting involved with the beta programs for both your m management platform and Apple. Jamf, for one, seems to always have 0-day support for major OS releases, and I know they are focused on this type of management problem. It's part of why we use Jamf over any other.

------------------------------
Chris Hafner
Brewster Academy

Original Message:
Sent: 06-19-2024 10:43 AM
From: William Stites
Subject: Student Wellness/Mental Health, macOS Sequoia, and iPhone Mirroring

Apple announced a new Continuity feature in macOS Sequoia called iPhone Mirroring at the World Wide Developers Conference.  According to Tech Crunch -https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/10/with-macos-sequoia-you-can-mirror-your-iphone-on-your-mac/ - this new feature "will allow users to mirror their iPhone screen directly on their Mac and even control it, like swiping through pages on the Home Screen and launching apps via the Mac's trackpad."

The feature was briefly discussed on the MacAdmins Podcast - https://podcast.macadmins.org/2024/06/14/flashcast-14-wwdc-2024-live/ - where Dr. Emily Kausalik asked how schools will be able to manage this on the devices.

As we review our cell phone policies and discuss student distraction, social media, and wellness/mental health, this is something that we now need to consider.

If school policies aim to limit access to personal cell phones during the school day, this new feature introduces a new wrinkle in these plans.  At this point, I can't say what options mobile device management platforms, such as JAMF, will allow us to limit or completely block this from the devices. 

I want to ensure this is on everyone's radar as we all look to address these topics.  As I learn more, I will add to this post. If you have any thoughts, ideas, or insights on this, please share them below.

[NOTE: I have also cross-posted this to the ISED listserv.]

#General
#SustainingInnovationandLookingAhead
#ITSystemsandSupport

------------------------------
William Stites
Montclair Kimberley Academy
Montclair NJ
------------------------------

I haven't seen all the protocol specs, but there are a certain number of assumptions we can make here. Continuity with screen mirroring requires a high bandwidth connection and an associated iCloud ID. At a minimum, these devices would need to be on the same subnet but will prefer a background AdHoc connection, much like screen mirroring used with AppleTV streaming. If you're managing AppleIDs for students, it should be relatively easy to control... but we have yet to see. If you are not using managed AppleIDs and allowing students to use personal IDs (As we do) then it will be a bit trickier. From our perspective, this is no different than any other distraction from a device. Laptops are a critical part of our classroom toolset so we continue to focus our efforts on physical classroom management. We will all be finding out more on this shortly I'm sure!

------------------------------
Chris Hafner
Brewster Academy

Original Message:
Sent: 06-25-2024 10:47 AM
From: David Fulton-Howard
Subject: Student Wellness/Mental Health, macOS Sequoia, and iPhone Mirroring

Does anyone know the technical details on how this mirroring works?  I.e., is it AirPlay?  Something new?  Wondering if we can block the ports the functionality uses on a student SSID to disable it.

Also, wondering if our existing Aruba client-isolation settings will already block it.  My guess is yes.

------------------------------
David Fulton-Howard
Technical Support Manager
McDonogh School
Owings Mills, MD

Original Message:
Sent: 06-24-2024 09:28 AM
From: Chris Hafner
Subject: Student Wellness/Mental Health, macOS Sequoia, and iPhone Mirroring

Apple has to give the methodology to manage such features for a provider (MDM or other), such as Jamf, Kandji, AppleClassroom, etc., to manage. These things might be worth bringing up with your Apple reps as well. From a functionality standpoint, I highly recommend getting involved with the beta programs for both your m management platform and Apple. Jamf, for one, seems to always have 0-day support for major OS releases, and I know they are focused on this type of management problem. It's part of why we use Jamf over any other.

------------------------------
Chris Hafner
Brewster Academy

Original Message:
Sent: 06-19-2024 10:43 AM
From: William Stites
Subject: Student Wellness/Mental Health, macOS Sequoia, and iPhone Mirroring

Apple announced a new Continuity feature in macOS Sequoia called iPhone Mirroring at the World Wide Developers Conference.  According to Tech Crunch -https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/10/with-macos-sequoia-you-can-mirror-your-iphone-on-your-mac/ - this new feature "will allow users to mirror their iPhone screen directly on their Mac and even control it, like swiping through pages on the Home Screen and launching apps via the Mac's trackpad."

The feature was briefly discussed on the MacAdmins Podcast - https://podcast.macadmins.org/2024/06/14/flashcast-14-wwdc-2024-live/ - where Dr. Emily Kausalik asked how schools will be able to manage this on the devices.

As we review our cell phone policies and discuss student distraction, social media, and wellness/mental health, this is something that we now need to consider.

If school policies aim to limit access to personal cell phones during the school day, this new feature introduces a new wrinkle in these plans.  At this point, I can't say what options mobile device management platforms, such as JAMF, will allow us to limit or completely block this from the devices. 

I want to ensure this is on everyone's radar as we all look to address these topics.  As I learn more, I will add to this post. If you have any thoughts, ideas, or insights on this, please share them below.

[NOTE: I have also cross-posted this to the ISED listserv.]

#General
#SustainingInnovationandLookingAhead
#ITSystemsandSupport

------------------------------
William Stites
Montclair Kimberley Academy
Montclair NJ
------------------------------

I just wanted to jump in and say... now that everything is released, it is trivially easy to block. Currently, it is run as an application. Blocking the "iPhone Mirroring.app" with whatever you use to do so is all you need to do for now. Still, I do hope it brings up some discussion regarding technology management vs. classroom management vs. attention management.

I haven't seen all the protocol specs, but there are a certain number of assumptions we can make here. Continuity with screen mirroring requires a high bandwidth connection and an associated iCloud ID. At a minimum, these devices would need to be on the same subnet but will prefer a background AdHoc connection, much like screen mirroring used with AppleTV streaming. If you're managing AppleIDs for students, it should be relatively easy to control... but we have yet to see. If you are not using managed AppleIDs and allowing students to use personal IDs (As we do) then it will be a bit trickier. From our perspective, this is no different than any other distraction from a device. Laptops are a critical part of our classroom toolset so we continue to focus our efforts on physical classroom management. We will all be finding out more on this shortly I'm sure!

------------------------------
Chris Hafner
Brewster Academy

Original Message:
Sent: 06-25-2024 10:47 AM
From: David Fulton-Howard
Subject: Student Wellness/Mental Health, macOS Sequoia, and iPhone Mirroring

Does anyone know the technical details on how this mirroring works?  I.e., is it AirPlay?  Something new?  Wondering if we can block the ports the functionality uses on a student SSID to disable it.

Also, wondering if our existing Aruba client-isolation settings will already block it.  My guess is yes.

------------------------------
David Fulton-Howard
Technical Support Manager
McDonogh School
Owings Mills, MD

Original Message:
Sent: 06-24-2024 09:28 AM
From: Chris Hafner
Subject: Student Wellness/Mental Health, macOS Sequoia, and iPhone Mirroring

Apple has to give the methodology to manage such features for a provider (MDM or other), such as Jamf, Kandji, AppleClassroom, etc., to manage. These things might be worth bringing up with your Apple reps as well. From a functionality standpoint, I highly recommend getting involved with the beta programs for both your m management platform and Apple. Jamf, for one, seems to always have 0-day support for major OS releases, and I know they are focused on this type of management problem. It's part of why we use Jamf over any other.

------------------------------
Chris Hafner
Brewster Academy

Original Message:
Sent: 06-19-2024 10:43 AM
From: William Stites
Subject: Student Wellness/Mental Health, macOS Sequoia, and iPhone Mirroring

Apple announced a new Continuity feature in macOS Sequoia called iPhone Mirroring at the World Wide Developers Conference.  According to Tech Crunch -https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/10/with-macos-sequoia-you-can-mirror-your-iphone-on-your-mac/ - this new feature "will allow users to mirror their iPhone screen directly on their Mac and even control it, like swiping through pages on the Home Screen and launching apps via the Mac's trackpad."

The feature was briefly discussed on the MacAdmins Podcast - https://podcast.macadmins.org/2024/06/14/flashcast-14-wwdc-2024-live/ - where Dr. Emily Kausalik asked how schools will be able to manage this on the devices.

As we review our cell phone policies and discuss student distraction, social media, and wellness/mental health, this is something that we now need to consider.

If school policies aim to limit access to personal cell phones during the school day, this new feature introduces a new wrinkle in these plans.  At this point, I can't say what options mobile device management platforms, such as JAMF, will allow us to limit or completely block this from the devices. 

I want to ensure this is on everyone's radar as we all look to address these topics.  As I learn more, I will add to this post. If you have any thoughts, ideas, or insights on this, please share them below.

[NOTE: I have also cross-posted this to the ISED listserv.]

#General
#SustainingInnovationandLookingAhead
#ITSystemsandSupport

------------------------------
William Stites
Montclair Kimberley Academy
Montclair NJ
------------------------------

I just wanted to jump in and say... now that everything is released, it is trivially easy to block. Currently, it is run as an application. Blocking the "iPhone Mirroring.app" with whatever you use to do so is all you need to do for now. Still, I do hope it brings up some discussion regarding technology management vs. classroom management vs. attention management.

I haven't seen all the protocol specs, but there are a certain number of assumptions we can make here. Continuity with screen mirroring requires a high bandwidth connection and an associated iCloud ID. At a minimum, these devices would need to be on the same subnet but will prefer a background AdHoc connection, much like screen mirroring used with AppleTV streaming. If you're managing AppleIDs for students, it should be relatively easy to control... but we have yet to see. If you are not using managed AppleIDs and allowing students to use personal IDs (As we do) then it will be a bit trickier. From our perspective, this is no different than any other distraction from a device. Laptops are a critical part of our classroom toolset so we continue to focus our efforts on physical classroom management. We will all be finding out more on this shortly I'm sure!

------------------------------
Chris Hafner
Brewster Academy

Original Message:
Sent: 06-25-2024 10:47 AM
From: David Fulton-Howard
Subject: Student Wellness/Mental Health, macOS Sequoia, and iPhone Mirroring

Does anyone know the technical details on how this mirroring works?  I.e., is it AirPlay?  Something new?  Wondering if we can block the ports the functionality uses on a student SSID to disable it.

Also, wondering if our existing Aruba client-isolation settings will already block it.  My guess is yes.

------------------------------
David Fulton-Howard
Technical Support Manager
McDonogh School
Owings Mills, MD

Original Message:
Sent: 06-24-2024 09:28 AM
From: Chris Hafner
Subject: Student Wellness/Mental Health, macOS Sequoia, and iPhone Mirroring

Apple has to give the methodology to manage such features for a provider (MDM or other), such as Jamf, Kandji, AppleClassroom, etc., to manage. These things might be worth bringing up with your Apple reps as well. From a functionality standpoint, I highly recommend getting involved with the beta programs for both your m management platform and Apple. Jamf, for one, seems to always have 0-day support for major OS releases, and I know they are focused on this type of management problem. It's part of why we use Jamf over any other.

------------------------------
Chris Hafner
Brewster Academy

Original Message:
Sent: 06-19-2024 10:43 AM
From: William Stites
Subject: Student Wellness/Mental Health, macOS Sequoia, and iPhone Mirroring

Apple announced a new Continuity feature in macOS Sequoia called iPhone Mirroring at the World Wide Developers Conference.  According to Tech Crunch -https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/10/with-macos-sequoia-you-can-mirror-your-iphone-on-your-mac/ - this new feature "will allow users to mirror their iPhone screen directly on their Mac and even control it, like swiping through pages on the Home Screen and launching apps via the Mac's trackpad."

The feature was briefly discussed on the MacAdmins Podcast - https://podcast.macadmins.org/2024/06/14/flashcast-14-wwdc-2024-live/ - where Dr. Emily Kausalik asked how schools will be able to manage this on the devices.

As we review our cell phone policies and discuss student distraction, social media, and wellness/mental health, this is something that we now need to consider.

If school policies aim to limit access to personal cell phones during the school day, this new feature introduces a new wrinkle in these plans.  At this point, I can't say what options mobile device management platforms, such as JAMF, will allow us to limit or completely block this from the devices. 

I want to ensure this is on everyone's radar as we all look to address these topics.  As I learn more, I will add to this post. If you have any thoughts, ideas, or insights on this, please share them below.

[NOTE: I have also cross-posted this to the ISED listserv.]

#General
#SustainingInnovationandLookingAhead
#ITSystemsandSupport

------------------------------
William Stites
Montclair Kimberley Academy
Montclair NJ
------------------------------

What if the devices are all personally owned devices that are not managed by the school?

------------------------------
Chris Flynn
Carrollwood Day School
Tampa FL

Original Message:
Sent: 09-18-2024 12:30 PM
From: Chris Hafner
Subject: Student Wellness/Mental Health, macOS Sequoia, and iPhone Mirroring

I just wanted to jump in and say... now that everything is released, it is trivially easy to block. Currently, it is run as an application. Blocking the "iPhone Mirroring.app" with whatever you use to do so is all you need to do for now. Still, I do hope it brings up some discussion regarding technology management vs. classroom management vs. attention management.

------------------------------
Chris Hafner
Brewster Academy

Original Message:
Sent: 06-26-2024 08:56 AM
From: Chris Hafner
Subject: Student Wellness/Mental Health, macOS Sequoia, and iPhone Mirroring

I haven't seen all the protocol specs, but there are a certain number of assumptions we can make here. Continuity with screen mirroring requires a high bandwidth connection and an associated iCloud ID. At a minimum, these devices would need to be on the same subnet but will prefer a background AdHoc connection, much like screen mirroring used with AppleTV streaming. If you're managing AppleIDs for students, it should be relatively easy to control... but we have yet to see. If you are not using managed AppleIDs and allowing students to use personal IDs (As we do) then it will be a bit trickier. From our perspective, this is no different than any other distraction from a device. Laptops are a critical part of our classroom toolset so we continue to focus our efforts on physical classroom management. We will all be finding out more on this shortly I'm sure!

------------------------------
Chris Hafner
Brewster Academy

Original Message:
Sent: 06-25-2024 10:47 AM
From: David Fulton-Howard
Subject: Student Wellness/Mental Health, macOS Sequoia, and iPhone Mirroring

Does anyone know the technical details on how this mirroring works?  I.e., is it AirPlay?  Something new?  Wondering if we can block the ports the functionality uses on a student SSID to disable it.

Also, wondering if our existing Aruba client-isolation settings will already block it.  My guess is yes.

------------------------------
David Fulton-Howard
Technical Support Manager
McDonogh School
Owings Mills, MD

Original Message:
Sent: 06-24-2024 09:28 AM
From: Chris Hafner
Subject: Student Wellness/Mental Health, macOS Sequoia, and iPhone Mirroring

Apple has to give the methodology to manage such features for a provider (MDM or other), such as Jamf, Kandji, AppleClassroom, etc., to manage. These things might be worth bringing up with your Apple reps as well. From a functionality standpoint, I highly recommend getting involved with the beta programs for both your m management platform and Apple. Jamf, for one, seems to always have 0-day support for major OS releases, and I know they are focused on this type of management problem. It's part of why we use Jamf over any other.

------------------------------
Chris Hafner
Brewster Academy

Original Message:
Sent: 06-19-2024 10:43 AM
From: William Stites
Subject: Student Wellness/Mental Health, macOS Sequoia, and iPhone Mirroring

Apple announced a new Continuity feature in macOS Sequoia called iPhone Mirroring at the World Wide Developers Conference.  According to Tech Crunch -https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/10/with-macos-sequoia-you-can-mirror-your-iphone-on-your-mac/ - this new feature "will allow users to mirror their iPhone screen directly on their Mac and even control it, like swiping through pages on the Home Screen and launching apps via the Mac's trackpad."

The feature was briefly discussed on the MacAdmins Podcast - https://podcast.macadmins.org/2024/06/14/flashcast-14-wwdc-2024-live/ - where Dr. Emily Kausalik asked how schools will be able to manage this on the devices.

As we review our cell phone policies and discuss student distraction, social media, and wellness/mental health, this is something that we now need to consider.

If school policies aim to limit access to personal cell phones during the school day, this new feature introduces a new wrinkle in these plans.  At this point, I can't say what options mobile device management platforms, such as JAMF, will allow us to limit or completely block this from the devices. 

I want to ensure this is on everyone's radar as we all look to address these topics.  As I learn more, I will add to this post. If you have any thoughts, ideas, or insights on this, please share them below.

[NOTE: I have also cross-posted this to the ISED listserv.]

#General
#SustainingInnovationandLookingAhead
#ITSystemsandSupport

------------------------------
William Stites
Montclair Kimberley Academy
Montclair NJ
------------------------------

Apple announced a new Continuity feature in macOS Sequoia called iPhone Mirroring at the World Wide Developers Conference.  According to Tech Crunch -https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/10/with-macos-sequoia-you-can-mirror-your-iphone-on-your-mac/ - this new feature "will allow users to mirror their iPhone screen directly on their Mac and even control it, like swiping through pages on the Home Screen and launching apps via the Mac's trackpad."

The feature was briefly discussed on the MacAdmins Podcast - https://podcast.macadmins.org/2024/06/14/flashcast-14-wwdc-2024-live/ - where Dr. Emily Kausalik asked how schools will be able to manage this on the devices.

As we review our cell phone policies and discuss student distraction, social media, and wellness/mental health, this is something that we now need to consider.

If school policies aim to limit access to personal cell phones during the school day, this new feature introduces a new wrinkle in these plans.  At this point, I can't say what options mobile device management platforms, such as JAMF, will allow us to limit or completely block this from the devices. 

I want to ensure this is on everyone's radar as we all look to address these topics.  As I learn more, I will add to this post. If you have any thoughts, ideas, or insights on this, please share them below.

[NOTE: I have also cross-posted this to the ISED listserv.]

Apple announced a new Continuity feature in macOS Sequoia called iPhone Mirroring at the World Wide Developers Conference.  According to Tech Crunch -https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/10/with-macos-sequoia-you-can-mirror-your-iphone-on-your-mac/ - this new feature "will allow users to mirror their iPhone screen directly on their Mac and even control it, like swiping through pages on the Home Screen and launching apps via the Mac's trackpad."

The feature was briefly discussed on the MacAdmins Podcast - https://podcast.macadmins.org/2024/06/14/flashcast-14-wwdc-2024-live/ - where Dr. Emily Kausalik asked how schools will be able to manage this on the devices.

As we review our cell phone policies and discuss student distraction, social media, and wellness/mental health, this is something that we now need to consider.

If school policies aim to limit access to personal cell phones during the school day, this new feature introduces a new wrinkle in these plans.  At this point, I can't say what options mobile device management platforms, such as JAMF, will allow us to limit or completely block this from the devices. 

I want to ensure this is on everyone's radar as we all look to address these topics.  As I learn more, I will add to this post. If you have any thoughts, ideas, or insights on this, please share them below.

[NOTE: I have also cross-posted this to the ISED listserv.]

For those school that have BYOD programs OR need a way to manage this outside of using a mobile device management (MDM) system, I was able to get a little more information on how this is working at the network level.

"iPhone Mirroring uses AWDL (Apple Wireless Direct Link). So, the devices must be close enough for Bluetooth to trigger AWDL and Wi-Fi to carry the data directly between them (it doesn't use infrastructure Wi-Fi, however)."

This is a peer-to-peer connection between the iPhone and the MacOS device. I am looking for more information on this; however, this would seem to indicate that controlling access to this in a BYOD environment would be difficult.

As I find out more, I will post updates.  I did find this article from StackOverflow helpful - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19587701/what-is-awdl-apple-wireless-direct-link-and-how-does-it-work

Apple announced a new Continuity feature in macOS Sequoia called iPhone Mirroring at the World Wide Developers Conference.  According to Tech Crunch -https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/10/with-macos-sequoia-you-can-mirror-your-iphone-on-your-mac/ - this new feature "will allow users to mirror their iPhone screen directly on their Mac and even control it, like swiping through pages on the Home Screen and launching apps via the Mac's trackpad."

The feature was briefly discussed on the MacAdmins Podcast - https://podcast.macadmins.org/2024/06/14/flashcast-14-wwdc-2024-live/ - where Dr. Emily Kausalik asked how schools will be able to manage this on the devices.

As we review our cell phone policies and discuss student distraction, social media, and wellness/mental health, this is something that we now need to consider.

If school policies aim to limit access to personal cell phones during the school day, this new feature introduces a new wrinkle in these plans.  At this point, I can't say what options mobile device management platforms, such as JAMF, will allow us to limit or completely block this from the devices. 

I want to ensure this is on everyone's radar as we all look to address these topics.  As I learn more, I will add to this post. If you have any thoughts, ideas, or insights on this, please share them below.

[NOTE: I have also cross-posted this to the ISED listserv.]