I am instructing a class and due to the setup of the classroom, am not able to physically be on the computer which is attached to a projector for PowerPoint slideshows. Right now it is setup where a student is sitting at the computer which is hooked to the projector. I have him/her open the slideshow and then I use my projector remote to change slides. The problem is that I now need to be able to get on that computer to show them stuff on the computer itself and routers/switches which I am consoled into (this is a networking class). I do not want to kick the student out of their chair for a few hours while I sit on their computer to do demonstrations on the projector.
The best solution to this problem I have come up with is to use a remote desktop connection to control the PC connected to the projector. I will then sit at my desk with my computer and do all demonstrations from there, while still having it display through the projector. I used Windows Remote Desktop Connection to try this. The connection worked fine and I had control of the PC; however, the image did not come out on the projector because it was being sent to the remote PC. This is obviously because although I am using the OS and software on the projector PC, I am still using the remote PCs hardware. Windows Remote Desktop Connection has an option to output sound from the PC being connected to; however, they don't have this option for video. Does anyone know of any remote connection programs out there where I can use the external display from the computer I am connecting to to display the output when I am remotely connected?
