How to place an order of demonstrations for your class or program:
Need some help placing an order of demonstrations for your class or program? Just follow these simple instructions.
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Searching the Index
The first step to placing an order is determining which demonstrations you would like for your class or program. The index of demonstrations provides a listing of our available demonstrations and is accessible from the Demonstrations Services tab of the main menu.
Alternate Ways to Find Demonstrations
The Lecture Demonstration Facility also offers a variety of alternative ways to find demonstrations by featuring popular demonstrations for particular classes as well as weekly featured demonstrations. Below is an example showing demonstrations suggested to be used for PHYS161.
The Demonstration Page
Clicking on read more will bring up the specific information page for the selected demonstration. This page will describe the demonstration as well as point out the availability of the demonstration. If you wish to order that demonstration, be sure to take note of the ID Code. It will be necessary in order to place a request for that demonstration.
Placing an Order - Navigation
Once the demonstrations desired have been chosen, a request for those demonstrations can be placed by accessing the Place an Order page from the Demonstration Services tab of the main menu. If you teach a regularly held class, please place an order via the For Classes form.
If you wish to place a request for a special event, or outside your usual class time, please place an order via the For Special Events form.
Filling Out the For Classes Requisition Form - Necessary Information
The requisition form will prompt for a set of information regarding the logistics of the order. This includes contact information in the form of your DirectoryID, date which the demonstrations will be used, and the class. Information regarding time and location for your request will be determined from the regular schedule of your classes. If you wish to place a request for a special event, or outside your usual class time, please place an order via the For Special Events form.
Whenever ordering and using demonstrations, you must meet with Lecture-Demonstration Facility staff for training, and must operate the demonstrations accordingly.
Please note that all orders must be placed all ordered requested for classes 11:00 am or earlier must be submitted by 1:00 pm the business day prior to the date needed. All orders for after 11:00 am may be submitted by 4:00 am the day needed.
After selecting date, if you did not see a list of your regularly scheduled classes, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Filling Out the For Classes Requisition Form - Comments and Demonstrations
Demonstrations and Comments are not required to be entered but are necessary to receive the desired demonstrations or supplementary materials. To select a demonstration, select the main topic (i.e. D for demonstration D1-53) from the provided drop-down list. This will bring up the list of sub-topics for that main topics (i.e. D1-D5). Selecting the appropriate sub-topic (i.e. D1 for demonstration D1-53) will provide a drop-down list of all the demonstrations in that subtopic.
Up to 6 demonstrations can be placed in a single order. For more demonstrations, please enter a second order.
When you're done, click submit to send in your request.
Filling Out the For Special Events Requisition Form - Necessary Information
The requisition form will prompt for a set of information regarding the logistics of the order. This includes contact information, date & time during which the demonstrations will be used, desired location for delivery, and analytic information that allows us to provide improved suggestions to teachers.
Whenever ordering and using demonstrations, you must meet with Lecture-Demonstration Facility staff for training, and must operate the demonstrations accordingly.
Please note that all orders must be placed all ordered requested for classes 11:00 am or earlier must be submitted by 1:00 pm the business day prior to the date needed. All orders for after 11:00 am may be submitted by 4:00 am the day needed.
Filling Out the For Special Events Requisition Form - Comments and Demonstrations
Demonstrations and Comments are not required to be entered but are necessary to receive the desired demonstrations or supplementary materials. To select a demonstration, select the main topic (i.e. D for demonstration D1-53) from the provided drop-down list. This will bring up the list of sub-topics for that main topics (i.e. D1-D5). Selecting the appropriate sub-topic (i.e. D1 for demonstration D1-53) will provide a drop-down list of all the demonstrations in that subtopic.
Up to 6 demonstrations can be placed in a single order. For more demonstrations, please enter a second order.
When you're done, click submit to send in your request.
The Confirmation Email
Upon successful submission of an order, a confirmation email will be sent to the address provided. This email will include the information submitted as well as links back to index pages of the requested demos. Please take this opportunity to confirm that the desired demonstrations correspond to the demonstrations requested in the form. Be sure to watch for this confirmation email; if it does not appear within 20 minutes after your order was placed, something has gone wrong; try submitting again or contact the Lecture-Demonstration helpdesk.
Clicking on one of the confirmation links will bring up its corresponding index page
Viewing a Calendar of the Orders
A calendar view of all orders placed on a given week can be viewed from the Requested Demonstrations page accessible from the Demonstration Services tab of the main menu. Clicking on an order from the calendar will bring up more detailed information about that request including the specific demonstrations requested and any comments included in the form.