Taskstream 1. What is Taskstream?

Taskstream is an electronic portfolio system that will be used for the collection, evaluation and preservation of author/student work. With these electronic folios authors/students can create professional portfolios that can be shared with potential employers or anyone outside of the university. This collection of work can be shared in a variety of ways, including email, password-protected or open access web pages, PDF documents, or CD/DVD. Through Taskstream, authors/students will submit key assignments, which will be preserved as electronic evidence used for continuous program improvement as well as program and university accreditation. Taskstream manages the critical challenge of maintaining its accreditation. University and program accreditation independently assures educational quality by assessing commonly accepted standards.

2. Why do I have to upload to Taskstream? Taskstream is used to evaluate student outcome as part of accreditation. Taskstream is used to assist students in the collection, preservation, organization,

evaluation, and dissemination of activities, assignments, evidences and reflections that are associated with competencies and standards throughout their teacher education program. It is needed in order to receive accreditation by the National Council of Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

3. Where can I go to get help with Taskstream? Students can contact Taskstream Mentoring Services by phone 1-800-311-5656 (Press "1" for support) or the GSEHD Taskstream Administrators, Leslie J.

Ward, Ed.D. and Ellen Wanjiru at oppats@gwu.edu.

GSEHD Student Benefits

• Request and receive feedback from others, such as instructors and peers, for improving your work.

• Turn your work into high-impact online portfolios that showcase your experience, skills, and achievements through a variety of media, such as video, mp3, web links, slideshows, and file attachments.

• Create multiple, targeted showcases of your work to show employers, schools, and others what you know and can do.

• Share your portfolios in a variety of ways, including email, password-protected or open access web pages, PDF documents, or CD/DVD.

• Look back on work you’ve done throughout your program and reflect upon your personal growth.

• Maintain your portable record of work samples and accomplishments even after you graduate.

Virtual Storage for all your GSEHD assignments,

assessments, accomplishments,

creations, and university documents!

NCATE programs

All other GSEHD programs in:

•SEDS

•CPED

•DEL

•CHD

•HOL (Human Organization Learning)

SEDS-Special Education & Disability StudiesBilingual SPED (BilSPED)SPED for Children with Emotional & Behavioral Disabilities (CEBD)Early Childhood SPED (ECSE)Secondary SPED & Transitional Services (SSETS)

CPED- Curriculum and PedagogyElementary Ed (ELEM)Reading & Literacy (Rdg Lit)Secondary Education (Sec Ed)

DEL- Department of Education LeadershipEducation Leadership Administration (ELA)

CHD- Counseling and Human DevelopmentSchool Counseling (CNSL)

Non-NCATE programs

Single Sign On via NCATE Students

GWeb Single Sign-On (SSO)

Accessing TaskStream Accounts

GWeb Single Sign-On Instructions

Click gweb info system

From the webpage my.gwu.edu

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Enter in GWID and PIN

Then click Login

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Click the Student Records and Registration Menu

Tab

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Welcome to the WWW Information System! Last web access on 10/02/12 at 03:59 pm

Click the TaskStream link

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Click the LAT by TaskStream link … if an additional slide opens after clicking

this link, please select the LAT platform

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Please read the TaskStream User Agreement and click “Accept” to continue

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Initial TaskStream Platform Access:

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As a first time user accessing the Taskstream platform through the preferred GWeb single sign-on process, students will be asked to change their password during their first visit to the

Taskstream. This password change is only applicable to the Taskstream platform and can be used outside the GWeb single sign-on to access their personal Taskstream account directly.

Once you input your account information and personalize your password, click the

Submit button to continue.

Single Sign On via NON-NCATE Students

Taskstream Website Log-in

Accessing TaskStream Accounts

Please visit:

GSEHD TS Service Request Non-NCATE & Doc students MUST first complete

this online form to request a TS account

An Auto Generated Email from TaskStream was sent to you. Please enter contact information and create your TaskStream

Password

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Then click Login

Enter in username and password

Taskstream Log-in Info Students