Slideshow display using Apple TV?

I want to continuously loop/display a slideshow on Apple TV during our daughter's graduation party. I really don't want to have a computer open/available for anyone to mess with it. I'll have a house full of relatives and teens. I can only imagine the damage that would be done on the computer if I leave it out and running. Is there a way to do this without having to keep the computer on/available?
I've read a little bit about using iTunes and exporting a slideshow from iPhoto into iTunes and using Home Sharing. If I set it up this way does my laptop have to be involved at all or can I just do this through Apple TV/iTunes?
Please very basic steps. I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the Apple TV process.
Thanks much,
Ginger

If you intend to mirror your Mac Pro it would need to be the newest model, released late 2013. If you have another Mac that is from 2011 or later that would work. It would also need to be running OSX 10.8 or later
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5404

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