Airport Express in School Classroom

Hello,
My wife teaches 3rd grade in an old school that does not have wireless access. She wants to use her iPad in the classroom as a teaching tool. I got her an AppleTV and Airport Express. The AppleTV is connected to the projector and the Airport Express allows the iPad and AppleTV to talk and mirroring works great.
She has an extra ethernet port in her classroom that works, when plugging her school provided laptop (not a Mac) into the port, it works fine (she has to login using a Novell client). But when I plug the Airport Express into that port, it gives me a green light on the Airport Express, and even and IP address (while viewing the settings through my MacBook Air) but no access to the internet (when I try to browse to a page, I get nothing).
How can I remedy this?
I have been told to try MAC Address spoofing and spoof the laptop's MAC address. Will this work?
Thanks in advance for your advice!
Also, the IT guys at her school are no use. She has asked repetedly in writing and verbally for IMAP server information so she can check her mail on her iPhone and iPad and they have not given it to her yet, but keep telling her they will e-mail it to her.

She has an extra ethernet port in her classroom that works, when plugging her school provided laptop (not a Mac) into the port, it works fine (she has to login using a Novell client). But when I plug the Airport Express into that port, it gives me a green light on the Airport Express, and even and IP address (while viewing the settings through my MacBook Air) but no access to the internet (when I try to browse to a page, I get nothing).
It sounds like the school requires that any network device that is connected to their network must have their MAC address registered with the IT department. If that is the case, unfortunately, the AirPorts do not offer any means to clone/spoof a MAC address. She would then have to register the Ethernet port MAC address of the Express with the school's IT department to gain access.

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I'm new to Mac, sadly I used to be a PC, so I'm not that familiar w/it yet. Anyway, I just recently purchased and set up my AirPort Express at home and it's up and running perfectly. I originally bought the Express because I thought I'd be able to carry it w/me when I go to school [college], so for example, while I'm in the cafeteria waiting, I'd be able to use MY wireless instead of the schools. Is there anyway to do that? Or can that only be possible by using an Ethernet cord through the school's connection?
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4199
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I have an apple tv, iPad 3 and airport express. Im at school and the apple tv is technically not supported by the network. Ive read that one could use AirPlay to apple tv via AE.
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                                                                                     Music from the iphone to the home teather
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Wall   ---   wifi-Router ADSL Huawei HG520b » wireless «   Airport express   » wifi to my iphone
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             one Computer conected to Ethernet                           internet in the TV conected through Ethernet
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