Reserving Equipments and Labs

First login to the website (here's how), then choose Faculty & Staff from the blue menu on the left. If you can not see the Faculty & Staff menu item then you are not logged in yet. From the Faculty & Staff screen choose Equipment & Labs (again, from the blue menu on the left).

From the Equipment Reservation System page, which looks surprisingly like a calendar, find the date on which you would like to use reserve the computer lab or equipment. Look for a free period that meets your needs. Free periods are shown with the period number. Periods that are already reserved are marked with dashes. If you can not find a free period for the equipment that you need, you may want to click on the equipment and see if it is reserved, but the teacher may be willing to let you use it. This can happen with classes that are scheduled to meet in a computer lab, but that do not actually need to use the computers every day. When you find the date/equipment you want, click on the title.

Review the imformation on the detail page for that equipment on that date. If the equipment is free when you need it then click on the edit tab toward the top of the page. If you can not see the Edit Tab then you are not logged in yet (here's how).

There are only four items that you need to fill out on this page DO NOT CHANGE ANY OTHER OPTIONS. You can really mess things up by mucking about in here. So stick with the following. Scroll down until you see the list of periods. When you find the one you want click on it and fill in the following items:

Status (required)

It should say "Free". Change it to "Reserved". If you're "unreserving" this period, change it back to "Free".

Reserved By (required)

Find your name in this list and select it. If you are "unreserving", change it back to <none>.

Class/Activity(required)

Type in the class or activity for which you are reserving the Lab or Equipment. If you are "unreserving" then delete everything in this field.

Notes (suggested)

You don't have to leave a note, but it would be helpful for other teachers and for the technology department when they decide what to buy in the way of new equipment. Here are some possible uses for this field:

• Watching a video (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
• Showing a presentation
• Student presentations
• I have a little flexibility if you need this today
• I only need it for the first 15 minutes

If you are "unreserving" then delete everything in this field.

That's it. You're done. Now scroll down to the bottom of the screen (ignore the other fields) and click on submit.