Transferring from Apple laptop to new iPad Air?

So I have a 7 year old Mac OS X version 10.5.8 laptop that I have some movies on that I want to transfer to my daughters new iPad Air that was purchased during Christmas last year.  I plugged the iPad into my laptop for the first time and it said to type in the passcode first on my iPad, which I did, and then it gave me an error and now the iPad does not get recognized when I plug it back into my laptop.  I've rebooted a number of times, on both devices, and it still does not work.
What are my options?
Thank you very much.

Hey evolution video,
Thank you for responding with that information. I didn’t realize those links did not pull up information. I am not sure if you have an iPad Air or an iPad Air 2, but both tech specs pages are attached below. 
iPad Air - Technical Specifications
iPad Air 2 - Technical Specification
The information you will be looking for is listed under System Requirements in the articles. Both articles; however, state that in order to sync with your Mac, you will need Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard or later. 
Your Mac may be able to run Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Please use the next attached link to look at the System Requirements for Snow Leopard. If you would like to and are capable of upgrading your operating system, you can place the order directly from the link as well. 
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple Store (U.S.)
System Requirements
Mac
Mac computer with an Intel processor
5 GB free hard drive space
1 GB RAM
DVD drive for installation
Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Have a great day,
Joe

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