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Self-service troubleshooting for common Bowdoin classroom technology problems, covering audio (no sound, Zoom/Teams output and microphone selection), video (mirroring the Mac Mini with Command+F1), and powering on the instructor computer, plus classroom etiquette guidelines. Applies to faculty, staff, and students using technology-equipped classrooms.

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 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.

Sills Hall, Room 010 is a 50-seat classroom with a ceiling-mounted laser projector, motorized projection screen, dual PTZ room cameras, vocal reinforcement, hearing loop, and Apple TV wireless presentation. Available by reservation.

Overview of the ways to present wirelessly in a Bowdoin classroom or conference room, depending on the device in the room. Covers AirPlay from a Mac, AirPlay from an iPad or iPhone, Ditto from a Windows laptop, and Mersive Solstice Pod rooms, with step-by-step instructions and screenshots. Applies to anyone presenting wirelessly in a room equipped with an Apple TV or Solstice Pod.

Illustrated walkthrough of the 'Version B' Crestron classroom touch panel (a smaller tabletop or wall-mounted 10-inch panel, often with an interactive projector): starting the system, controlling lights and shades, choosing a mode, selecting sources including Solstice Pod, using Blu-Ray, adjusting volume and image mute, using Whiteboard mode and Touch Disable, and shutting down. Applies to faculty, staff, and students in the listed Version B classrooms.

Illustrated walkthrough of the Crestron touch panel in Roux Center for the Environment 207 North and South in Presentation Mode: splash screens for each side, lighting and shade controls, mode selection, source selection (including whiteboard on the interactive projector), Blu-Ray, volume and image mute, camera control for video conferencing, and shutdown. Applies to faculty, staff, and students presenting in Roux 207 N&S.

Illustrated walkthrough of the 'Version A' Crestron classroom touch panel (a large touch screen on an articulating arm that also serves as the instructor monitor): starting the system, choosing Audio & Video or Audio Only mode, selecting sources, controlling Blu-Ray, adjusting volume and image mute, using an in-room microphone, and shutting down. Applies to faculty, staff, and students in the listed Version A classrooms.

Illustrated walkthrough of the Crestron touch panel in Sills Hall classrooms, which use a USB-C dock to present from a laptop, tablet, or iPad: starting up, mode selection, presenting your device, using Blu-Ray, adjusting volume and image mute, using the Catchbox and ceiling microphones, and shutting down. Applies to faculty, staff, and students in the listed Sills Hall rooms.

Illustrated walkthrough of the small 7-inch Crestron touchpanel in Searles Hall classrooms that do not show a desktop preview on the panel (the 'without preview' configuration): starting up, mode selection, source selection including Solstice Pod, Blu-Ray, camera control, volume and image mute, and shutdown. Applies to faculty, staff, and students in Searles Hall 113, 213, 215, and 217.

Illustrated walkthrough of the Crestron touch-screen monitor in Searles Hall classrooms that show a desktop preview (the 'with preview' configuration): starting up, mode selection, source selection including Solstice Pod, Blu-Ray, camera control for video conferencing, volume and image mute, and shutdown. Applies to faculty, staff, and students in Searles Hall 115, 126, 223, and 313.

Step-by-step instructions for presenting wirelessly from a Windows laptop to a classroom or conference-room Apple TV using the Ditto app. Covers installing Ditto from Company Portal on a Bowdoin computer, using connect.goditto.com on a non-Bowdoin computer, and connecting with a room code to start sharing. Applies to Windows users presenting in Bowdoin rooms equipped with an Apple TV and the Ditto Receiver.

Step-by-step instructions for sharing content in a Microsoft Teams meeting or class, including sharing your screen, a window, a PowerPoint, or a whiteboard, and including computer audio. Also covers the presenter toolbar and how to stop sharing. Applies to anyone using Microsoft Teams on a Mac or Windows computer, including from a Bowdoin classroom.

What the Catchbox tossable foam microphone is and how to use it to amplify voices and encourage discussion in medium to large Bowdoin classrooms. Covers its features, how to speak into it, safety when passing it, a note for students, and how to request a Catchbox or a classroom demonstration. Applies to Bowdoin faculty and instructors.

Step-by-step instructions for recording a class or meeting using Zoom on an instructor's computer in a Bowdoin classroom equipped with a PTZ camera.