Presenting Your Screen In The Classroom

Connect your computer to your projector

It is recommended that your Eastern-provided laptop is used in place of the classroom desktop computer whenever possible. There are two ways to show your laptop’s screen on the projector, wired and wireless:

Wired Projection

The wired projection setup is likely to be more reliable. Make sure to press the   Computer button on your projector’s remote to set your projector to the correct source, Computer 1.

Connect the VGA cable/display adapter to either Thunderbolt port, the Smart Board USB cable to a USB port, and the audio cable to the audio port. The VGA cable will show your computer’s screen on the projector. The Smart Board USB cable will allow you to touch on the Smart Board and utilize the pens (make sure to install the Smart Notebook software from Self Service and restart your computer once prior). The audio cable will output your laptop’s audio to the classroom speakers.

See the images below for a visual representation of the cables and ports:

Wireless Projection

The wireless connection to the projector is done through the Apple TV using AirPlay.

1.  Using your Epson projector remote, turn on your projector

2.  Press the Video button 

Make sure to press the   Video button on your projector’s remote to set your projector to the correct source, HDMI. Also, make sure that your laptop’s bluetooth is set to On – click on the Bluetooth icon in your menu bar to verify this.

When you are in a classroom, select the AirPlay icon in the menu bar and select the classroom Apple TV in the list (e.g. Room806AppleTV). An on-screen code will display on your projector, which you will need to type into the dialogue box on your laptop. This will allow you to wirelessly show your screen on the projector, but physically interacting with the Smart Board cannot be done this way unless the Smart Board USB cable is connected to your computer as well. It is recommended that the wired setup is used instead if you would like to utilize Smart Board functionality. Here is additional information about AirPlay from Apple.

Use AirPlay to see your Mac screen on an HDTV   https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201343

Below is an image of the AirPlay menu: