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Apple TV in Education Appearing in a classroom near you.

Your iTunes library is lled with great educational content. Now you want to share that content with the whole class. With Apple TV, you can do exactly that. It enables you to showcase whatever is on your Mac or PCfrom podcasts and lectures to audio and video projectson a widescreen TV or compatible HD projector, wirelessly. Now, instead of having students crowd around one small screen, you can ll a classroom or lecture hall with digital learning.
Show and tell. All your educational content can be loaded into iTunes and shared with a large audience via Apple TV. Consider the possibilities. Educators can enliven lectures with photo illustrations; teach lab techniques with video demonstrations; or present a poets work in the poets voice, accompanied by images of the poets time and place. Students too can share content theyve created. They can present video book reports, demonstrate biology experiments in videos or podcasts, and express themselves creatively in music, words, and video. Build an iTunes library. In addition to the content you, your colleagues, and students create, a growing body of educational contentpodcasts, video tutorials, documentaries, audiobooks, and moreis available on the web and in the iTunes Store. Wherever your content comes from, you can download it to iTunes and create libraries that are easily accessible via Apple TV. iTunes libraries are automatically synced with Apple TV, so your content is always where you need it. Tune in to iTunes U. Major universitiesincluding UC Berkeley, Stanford, and University of Wisconsin-Madisontake advantage of a free Apple service called iTunes U* to give students and educators access to lectures and other educational materials on their own sites, 24/7. Many also oer public access to their materials, providing a wealth of additional sources from which to gather content for use on Apple TV. Create, distribute, access, share. Apple is the leader in providing technology solutions that enable educators and students to create, distribute, access, and share learning content. With Mac notebook and desktop computers and the iLife suite of multimedia applications, you can create content such as videos, photo presentations, podcasts, web pages, and more. iTunes makes it easy to organize and access content. iPod makes that content available and portable. Now, Apple TV lets you share it with more people on a widescreen TV or compatible HD projector. Connect, store, sync, stream. Its easy to connect Apple TV to your widescreen TV or HD projector, and to your Mac or PC. It provides 40GB of storage. It syncs. It streams. Wirelessly. Heres how:
Connect to your TVApple TV connects to a widescreen TV or HD projector via an HDMI cable (sold separately). If your TV or projector doesnt have an HDMI port, you can connect to Apple TV via component video and audio cables. Connect to your Mac or PCBuilt-in superfast 802.11 wireless capability connects Apple TV to your Mac or PC, allowing you to stream and sync content easily. Store contentApple TV has a 40GB hard drive that stores and provides fast access to your educational content including, for example, up to 50 hours of video, 9000 songs, or 25,000 photos. Sync and streamApple TV syncs automatically with the iTunes library, so your latest content is there when you need it. Moreover, Apple TV can stream live content from multiple computers.

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Apple TV in Education Appearing in a classroom near you.


Technical specications
TV and digital projector compatibility requirements Enhanced-denition or high-denition widescreen TVs and projectors capable of 1080i 60/50Hz, 720p 60/50Hz, 576p 50Hz (PAL format), or 480p 60Hz What is included with Apple TV Apple TV includes an Apple Remote, a power cord, and a Quick Start Guide. Apple TV setupThe four things youll need Widescreen TV or compatible HD projector Computer: Mac with Mac OS X version 10.3.9 or later; PC with Windows XP Home or Professional Edition (with Service Pack 2); iTunes 7.1 (download required) Network: AirPort Extreme 802.11b/g/n wireless network or 10/100BASE-T Ethernet wired network; broadband Internet access Cables: One of three cable sets: HDMI-to-HDMI cables; HDMI-toDVI cable, plus an analog stereo or optical digital audio cable; or a component video cable, plus an analog stereo or optical digital audio cable

Video formats supported H.264 and protected H.264 (from iTunes Store): Up to 5 Mbps, Progressive Main Prole (CAVLC) with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps (maximum resolution: 1280 by 720 pixels at 24 fps, 960 by 540 pixels at 30 fps)
iTunes Store purchased video: 320 by 240 pixels or 640 by 480 pixels MPEG-4: Up to 3 Mbps, Simple Prole with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps (maximum resolution: 720 by 432 pixels at 30 fps)

Audio formats supported AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Apple Lossless, AIFF, WAV
Photo formats supported JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PNG TV compatibility Enhanced-denition or high-denition widescreen TVs capable of 1080i 60/50Hz, 720p 60/50Hz, 576p 50Hz (PAL format), or 480p 60Hz

Size and weight Footprint: 7.7 by 7.7 inches (197 by 197 mm) Height: 1.1 inches (28 mm) Weight: 2.4 pounds (1.09 kg) Power Built-in 48-watt universal power supply Accessories XtremeMac HDMI-to-HDMI cable XtremeMac HDMI-to-DVI cable XtremeMac component video cable XtremeMac analog audio cable XtremeMac TOSLINK optical cable AirPort Extreme Base Station AppleCare Protection Plan
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Apple TV specications
Processor and storage Intel processor 40GB hard drive for storing content locally Ports and interfaces HDMI (video and audio) Component video Optical audio Analog RCA stereo audio 10/100BASE-T Ethernet USB 2.0 802.11n wireless networking Built-in IR receiver (works with included Apple Remote) Environmental requirements Operating temperature: 32 to 104 F (0 to 40 C) Storage temperature: 40 to 185 F (40 to 85 C) Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)

Learn more To learn more about Apple TV for education and how it can make learning content more accessible in your school, visit www.apple.com/education, or contact your Apple Account Executive.

*To learn more about iTunes U, visit www.itunesu.com. 2007 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, AirPort Extreme, iLife, iPod, iTunes, Mac, and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Apple TV is a trademark of Apple Inc. AppleCare is a service mark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Intel is a trademark of Intel Corp. in the U.S. and other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. May 2007 L344653A

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