Explains Bowdoin's phased removal of instructor computers from classrooms and meeting spaces (Fall 2025 through Fall 2026) and the addition of Apple TVs for wireless presentation, including how to present from your own device, where to get orientations and emergency help, and which rooms are affected. For faculty, staff, and students who teach or present in Bowdoin classrooms and meeting spaces.
Explains how to connect and disconnect a Mac to a classroom Apple TV using the AirPlay screen-mirroring feature built into macOS, with a step-by-step instructional video. Covers getting on the Bowdoin wireless network and entering the on-screen code. For faculty, staff, and students presenting wirelessly from a Mac laptop in a Bowdoin classroom.
Explains how to install the Ditto Connect app on a Bowdoin-issued Mac laptop using the Self Service app, with a step-by-step instructional video. Ditto Connect lets you present wirelessly to a classroom Apple TV. For students, staff, and faculty with a Bowdoin-issued Apple laptop.
Searles Science Center, Room 217 is a 49-seat classroom with a laptop carry-in instructor podium, a ceiling-mounted Panasonic laser projector with Crestron touch-panel control, wireless presentation via Apple TV and Ditto, a PTZ camera with lavaliere and ceiling microphones for Zoom and Microsoft Teams, a region-free Blu-ray/DVD/CD player, a Lumens document camera, and sliding and wall-mounted chalkboards. Available by reservation.
Explains how to start and stop multi-presenting with the Ditto Connect app, which lets up to four devices share one Apple TV screen at the same time, with a demonstration video. Notes that multi-presenting requires Ditto Connect (AirPlay does not support it) and that each device needs the app installed. For staff, faculty, and students presenting in a Bowdoin classroom.