At a Glance

Each MIT Sloan classroom with a Teaching Table includes a built-in Windows PC. You can display the in-room PC on any projector or monitor using the Touch Panel.

If you’d rather not carry your laptop from class to class, the in-room PC offers a quick alternative. It includes Microsoft Office and the same suite of applications available in the MIT Sloan Remote Lab.

This guide walks you through how to log in to the in-room PC and customize where your content is displayed using the Touch Panel.

Log In to the In-Room PC

  1. Locate the Teaching Table and Touch Panel in front of the room.
    Picture of an arrow pointing to the teaching table
  2. Locate the keyboard and mouse.
    Photo of the classroom teaching table with the keyboard and mouse highlighted
  3. If you don’t see the PC login screen on the Touch Panel, tap In-Room PC on the right.
    Screenshot of the classroom interface with an arrow pointing to the In Room PC quick start
  4. Log in using your MIT Kerberos credentials.
    Screenshot of the classroom user interface with the in room pc up

Choose Where the In-Room PC Shows in the Room

We refer to devices like the In-Room PC as Sources or Inputs, and all projectors, displays, and screens as Destinations. Changing what appears on these displays is called Video Routing. Use the Touch Panel on the Teaching Table to adjust video routing through one of three options: Quick Starts, the Menu Bar, or Easy View.
Photo of Teaching Table in Classroom

Routing Option 1: Quick Starts

  1. On the right side of the Touch Panel, there are four Quick Starts.
    Screenshot of the classroom user interface with the quick starts highlighted
  2. Tap on In-Room PC.
    Screenshot of an arrow pointing to the in room pc quick start
  3. You will see the PC on the Main Projector [1] and the Confidence Monitor [2] (the display hanging from the ceiling).
    Photo of the main projector with the in room pc being sent to it
    Photo of the confidence monitor in the classroom with the in room pc routed to it

Routing Option 2 – Menu Bar

You can control what appears on each screen or monitor using the four display buttons at the top center of the Touch Panel. Each button represents a projector or monitor in the room. Tap a button to view available sources, then select the In-Room PC to route it to that specific display—such as the Side Screen or Confidence Monitor.

  1. On the top of the Touch Panel, you will see the available destinations for the In-Room PC.
    Screenshot of the top of the teaching table interface in classrooms with an arrow pointing to the header where you can change inputs
  2. Tap on the screen or monitor you want to see the In Room PC on [1]. Tap on In Room PC [2].
    Screenshot of the classroom UI with in room pc selcted on the center screen
  3. Repeat Steps 1-2 until the In-Room PC appears on all desired classroom projectors and monitors.
  4. Optional: If you want to use the chalkboard and only one screen is active, tap the Swap button at the top center of the Touch Panel. This turns off the Center Screen and displays the In-Room PC on the Side Screen.
    • Tap Swap again to return your content to the Center Screen.
    • If two screens are active, the Swap button exchanges the content between them.
      Screenshot of the classroom interface with an arrow pointing to the move button

Routing Option 3 – Easy View

This is one panel that contains screen routing and some room controls. It is meant to put things in one place.

  1. On the left side of the touch panel, tap on Easy View.
    Screenshot of the teaching table UI pointing to Easy view
  2. Tap on the screen or monitor you want to see the In Room PC on [1]. Tap on In Room PC [2].
    Screenshot of easy view with the center screen as step one and in room pc as step 2
  3. Repeat Steps 1-2 until the In Room PC appears on all desired classroom projectors and monitors.
  4. To see the Downstage Monitor (the display on the ground), swipe left on the Destinations, and repeat the above steps.
    Screenshot of the easy view panel indicating one needs to swipe left to get to the downstage monitor.