Active Learning Classroom Documentation

This guide will prepare you for use of the Active Learning

Welcome Classrooms in G01, G02, 101, and 102.

Press anywhere on the screen to choose your output device (projector, student screens, both, or audio only).

Where Would Press the icon to select your initial output. This can be You Like to changed later on the Select a Source screen.

Present?

A. Projector

Press Projector to lower the projection screen and turn on the projector.

B. Displays

Press Displays to turn on the student displays on the walls.

C. All

Press All to lower the projection screen, turn on the projector, and turn on the student displays on the walls.

D. Audio Only

Press Audio Only to use the speakers only.

The Select a Source screen acts as a main menu where you can change your sources, Student Display

Select a Source(Main Menu)

functionality, and access Advanced Settings.

A. Advanced Settings

Press the Advanced Settings icon to open the Displays, Audio, and Combine advanced settings.

B. Student Displays

Press Student Displays to change between Presentation Mode and Student HDMI.

Presentation mode will mirror what’s on the projection screen.
Student HDMI shows content from devices connected to the retractable HDMI cables below the individual Student Displays. These devices will not be shown on other displays or the projector.

B. Back

Press Back to return to the Where Would You Like to Present? screen.

C. Source Selection

Press the icon corresponding to the input you would like to present. See page 5 for more details.

D. Camera Controls

Press the camera icon on the top-right corner of the screen to open the Camera Controls. See page 6 for more details.

E. Volume Controls

Press the volume up, down, and mute icons to change the master volume. Control of microphones and individual devices are available in the Advanced Settings menu.

F. Power Off

Press the Power Off button to turn off the projector, retract the projection screen, and turn off all Student Displays.

Select a Source (Source Detail)

A. Laptop HDMI

Press the Laptop HDMI icon to use the HDMI cable at the teaching station. Adapters for various devices are attached.

B. Laptop VGA

Press the Laptop VGA icon to use the VGA cable at the teaching station. Remember to plug in the headphone cable if you are presenting audio from your computer.

Note: press Laptop VGA to use as a video mute, do not turn off the projector.

C. PC

Press the PC icon to use the PC at the teaching station.

D. Wireless Share

Press the Wireless Share icon to wirelessly connect your laptop, tablet, or phone to project using the AirTame device at the teaching station. This can be used to display student laptop and tablets on the projector.

To use the Airtame, follow the on-screen instructions.

Camera

Pressing the camera icon on the top-right of the screen will bring up the Camera Controls menu.

Controls

A. Press the + or - icon to zoom the selected camera

in and out.

B. Press the directional icons to pan/tilt the selected camera.

C. These Presets icons move the camera to a previously set position.

Pan/tilt/zoom the camera to the desired position using thedirectional icons.
Press and hold the 1, 2, or 3 icon to set the position as a preset.

Once set, you can press the corresponding icon to reset the camera’s position. The presets are saved indefinitely or until another position is saved over the same number.

The home icon resets the camera position to its default setting.

Advanced

Settings Menu

Pressing the menu icon on the top-left of the screen will bring up the Advanced Settings menu. This can be found on the Select a Source screen.

A. Displays

Press the Displays button to change the presentation, student display, and projector settings. See page 8 for more details.

B. Audio

Press the Audio button to change the master, program, and microphone volumes. See page 9 for more details.

C. Combine

Press the Combine button to combine room systems in G01 and G02 or 101 and 102. This is only available in G01 and 101.See page 10 for more details.

D. Shutdown

Press the Shutdown button to turn off the projector, retract the projection screen, and turn off all Student Displays.

Displays

● Room Mode

Panel Press to Present?Swap Mode screen. Here, you can change your output to bring up the Where Would You Like

which will automatically turn on/off the student screens and raise/lower the projection screen.

LED Mode

Press Switch to Local or Switch to Presentation to change what is on the student displays. Local refers to the retractable HDMI cables below the TV while

Presentation will mirror what’s on the projection screen.

Projector

Press the On and Off buttons to manually turn the display on and off. Press the up and down buttons to manually raise and lower the projection screen.

Audio Settings

Panel

● Master

Press the up, down, and mute buttons to adjust the volume of all sound inputs.

Program

Press the up, down, and mute buttons to adjust the volume of the audio source selected on the Where Would You Like to Present? screen.

Microphone

Press the up, down, and mute buttons to adjust the volume of the lapel mic.

Combining Rooms

●Press the Combine button to show the selected source from the primary room

(G01, 101) in the secondary room (G02, 102).

This automatically lowers the projection screen and turns on the student displays in the second rooms if they are not already.

●If the rooms are combined, press the Separate button in the same menu to return the rooms to their initial state. This automatically raises the projection screen and turns off the student displays in the second rooms.

Wireless Screen Sharing in Zoom

Start or join a Zoom meeting from the instructor PC
Click Share Screen

3.Click the Advanced tab, then click

Content from 2nd Camera, then Share

Make sure Share computer sound is checked

4. Click the Switch Camera button on the top-left part of the screen if you do not see the AirTame instructions:

5. Click the Switch Camera button on the top-left part of the screen if you do not see the AirTame instructions:

Screen Sharing

Make sure to reconnect to the Curry network when you are finished sharing.

For best performance, only connect to the AirTame when you plan to share.

Students at home can share their screen to the class using the Share Screen

button in their Zoom app. Make sure

Share computer sound is selected on the student’s computer.

The Laptop HDMI cable cannot be used to share in Zoom.

For assistance, please call the

Tech Center at x2911 or email techcenter@curry.edu