Video Adapters

When you picked up your laptop you also got 2 “white things” most of you assumed were the video adapters. Now I bet you would like to know what to do with them and why you got 2.
These adapters allow you to hook your Apple up to your projector ( those of you who are now hollering, “but I don’t HAVE a projector” need to keep reading and realize your patience will be rewarded).
Basically one of the adapters fits your computer and the other will fit the student (and cart) computers. You can attach the small end of the adapter to youe computer and then look at the cable that leads from the Y cable (or video splitter box) at the back of your computer to the box on the wall or window ledge. Unhook the cable from the side closest to the computer and hook that to the end of the video adapter. Turn on your projector and you should be able to show the computer on the “big screen.” Later when the students have their computers you can invite them to share their screen by plugging in the appropriate adapter to their computer and to the cable.
Here is what the Y cable at the back of your computer looks like (except yours is probably black and blue)
The “back”end plugs into the (windows) computer and at the front end the (windows) computer monitor is plugged in on one end and the cable leading to the box for the projector is on the the other. It is this end you want to remove and plug in to the video adapter on your Apple.

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