Body
Get into the classroom before your first class and familiarize yourself with the equipment. Technology Services does not facilitate the use of the equipment.
Basic Instructions
- Set your laptop on the instructor’s station and plug into the appropriate display input.
- Select the Display On button from the instructor’s station controller.
- From the controller on the podium, select the appropriate display input, typically HDMI Laptop, Mac Laptop or Wireless.
- If you have remote participants, open your video conferencing application of choice.
- If you experience issues during your class, contact DoTS using the quick-dial option on the classroom phone.
Available Equipment*
- Display connection. Whether projector or large display monitor, most classroom spaces allow for displaying from laptop to a larger screen
- Audio equipment. Usually wall-mounted speakers
- Wired/wireless connection to the display.
- HDMI for the wired connection (most common on modern laptops) with VGA connections or adapters also available on the podium
- Sharelink wireless connection
- Instructor station/podium with a controller for managing inputs. Note that these controllers can look different but all will have the base functions listed below:
*Technology changes and rooms are continuously being updated. Each room is slightly different but most follow the above equipment standard.
Leaving the Classroom
- Unplug your equipment and power off the classroom technology using the Off button on the instructor station control.
- Sanitize any technology that was used or touched during your class.
- Make sure you take with you all your equipment and personal items that were brought into the classroom.
Be considerate of instructors that may use the classroom after you
- Turn off the projector and/or displays unless you see the next instructor come into the room and agree to do something differently.
- Adjust the volume level to an acceptable level.