By: Jessica Motherwell McFarlane, JIBC When I first brought Apple TV into my classroom, my goal was simply to improve the projected image quality from my iPad. I had no inkling that I had just introduced a tool that had the potential to change the fundamental teaching dynamics in my classroom. During this session I will reenact with workshop participants that moment when my students — using their iPads to complete an in-class comic book assignment — realized they could “occupy the podium,” teach each other, and project their own work from the comfort of their seats. What followed for me — the surprised instructor — as I witnessed students’ improvising with their iPads and exercising their new-found power to teach each other, was equal parts awe, hilarity, and even a moment of panic when I realized I was not “in control” of the lesson and “my class” seemed like it was edging toward anarchy. My inspired students created with each other — at lightening speed — a democratized classroom where everyone was at once the teacher and student. They raced to show their work on screen and get feedback from each other. During that class I saw the “Sage on the Stage” booted out the door and something new and wonderful welcomed in. In this workshop I will show participants how to set up and run Apple TV with iPads; assign a simple, fun assignment using a comic book app; and have everyone “occupy the podium” for show-and-tell. We will finish the session by brainstorming how we instructors can best take advantage of this brave new (Apple TV enhanced) teaching world.

1. Sage on the Stage
make room for
Occupy the podium
Move over

2. iPad basics
Apple TV basics
Exercise: using ComicBook!
Everyone shares comics
Brainstorming

3. Sage on the stage
Guide on the side
But what is a rhyme for "Occupy the podium?"
It's all about the rhyme

4. iPad Basics
security
handling

5. introducing iPads to your classroom
All students lean over the instructors iPad

6. Apple: A 24 hour shopping mall for digital
media
Teachers: A device that leaves behind
wires
Everyone else: A way to share all digital
media on any Apple device
What is Apple TV?

7. How much does Apple TV cost

8. How do you connect
Apple TV?

9. What about Androids?
INSTEAD
of Apple TV
ALTERNATING
Apples and Androids
HDMI Switcher = $15
Google Chromecast =
$40

10. What if the WiFi drops?
1. Personal hotspot
reset (name and password)
Apple TV will use new
2. Hard connect*
from projector to iPad
$30
* might not work with social media sites

11. What if you don’t want the
students to
“Occupy the Podium?
Go to:
1. Apple TV Menu
2. Settings
3. Security
4. Password
Students will not be able to access
unless you tell them the password.

12. How do you connect sound to
projector through Apple TV?

13. Equipment Needed:
* fibre optic cable
* digital audio
converter (DAC)
* RCA to 3.5mm
audio cable

14. Instructions
1. Connect fibre optic
cable from back of
Apple TV to a DAC
2. Connect RCA
outputs from DAC to
speakers
3. Plug in power and
turn on DAC

15. So why do we need
a DAC? Basically
Apple TV is digital
and the speakers
are analog. We
needed a DAC to
convert from digital
to analog.