How do I connect my macbook pro to apple tv?

I have a Macbook Pro 2.7 GHz i7 that I purchased last Summer and I want to wirelessly connect it to my TV via Apple TV.  I'm running the lastest OS X 10.7.3
I watched a couple youtube videos and those people had an icon next to the wifi signal that allowed them to choose "apple tv." I don't have that icon. 
Can anyone tell me what I need to do?  I'm pretty new to Macs so "hand holding" may be necessary!

Hi Hartagold33... I guess what you saw is the 'AirParrot' icon, this is the App I would recommend for wirelessly connect to your TV via Apple TV. It works very well for me.
It is pretty stable, demands a lot of CPU though, but don't worry, I have the same MB Pro you have: MBPro 2.7 i7 8GB RAM, it works very nicely.
Let me know if this works for you...! Regards.
ac

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