1. Sec Ed Teacher Education Portfolio Student Instructional Guide
**Please view the instructional guide as an animated slideshow**
THREE IMPORTANT STEPS:
STEP 1: CREATE your Portfolio. Slides 9 thru 20.
STEP 2: PUBLISH your Portfolio. Slides 21 thru 25.
STEP 3: SUBMIT your Portfolio’s web url as the assignment. Slides 26 thru 31.

2. Single Sign On via GWeb Info System for Students
From the webpage my.gwu.edu
Click gweb info system

3. Enter your GWID and PIN
Then click Login

4. Click the Student Records and Registration Menu Tab
Welcome to the WWW Information System! Last web access on 10/02/12 at 03:59 pm
Click the Student Records and Registration Menu Tab

5. Click the TaskStream link

6. Click the LAT by TaskStream link … if an additional slide opens after clicking this link, please select the LAT platform

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

8. tab to begin creating your portfolio
Taskstream Homepage
Click on the
Folios & Web Pages
tab to begin creating your portfolio

9. Step 1: Create your Portfolio!

10. Create a Title For Your Portfolio
Enter your portfolio title and then click Create New

11. Select a Custom Template:
Select Custom Templates (designed by your learning community) and from the drop down menu, select the
Teacher Education Portfolio
Click Continue when done

12. Choose a Theme for Your Portfolio:
Select your portfolio theme from the 28 options provided under the Style tab. *Note – themes can also be changed during the editing process

13. Choose a Portfolio Layout:
Click Preview to view your new layout
Select a Vertical or Horizontal layout
Choose a Color to change the default color of your layout
When done choosing a layout and/or color, click Apply to begin editing content or Cancel to select a different theme

14. Portfolio Template Overview

15. Select an area to begin adding content
Select an action from the Add toolbar options below.
(Most commonly used are Text & Image, Attachments, Videos, and Links)

16. Add Text & Image: You can place and resize your image here
To Add An Image, click Choose File to attach an image saved on your desktop. Once uploaded, the file name will appear below
To Add Text, begin typing in this area or copy and paste text to this area
Click Save and Return when done

17. Add an Attachment: Add a Video:
To attach a file saved on your desktop, click on
Upload from Computer
Add a Video:
To upload a Video saved on our desktop, click on Browse
When done uploading, click on Save and Return

18. Add a Web Link:
To Add a New Web Link - Name the link and paste the web address under Select Link. Click Test to confirm it is working
You can also add a link to an existing page within your portfolio by selecting a page from the drop down menu
Click on Save and Return
Click on Add Link when done

19. Adding Content Cont.:
*Remember – you can click Preview to see what your portfolio looks like at any point
To continue adding content to your portfolio, click on the sub-category within each heading
and then
Select an action from the Add toolbar options below. (Attachments, Videos, and Links)

20. Getting Ready to Publish:
Once you have added content within each portfolio category and are ready to publish, click on the Publish/Share tab

21. Step 2: Publish your Portfolio
Step 2: Publish your Portfolio! Publishing to the Web enables anyone to access your work from the Internet using the web address that you create. You may choose to limit access by creating a password. You can unpublish your work at any time.  Note: Any future changes will be automatically reflected in your published work.

22. Click on the Publish/Share tab

23. Publish Options: Create a Customized Web Address
Create a Password or select No Password needed
Click Publish when done

24. For Step 3 - click on the House Icon to get to the Taskstream homepage
Published!
For Step 3 - click on the House Icon to get to the Taskstream homepage
**Remember to copy your portfolio url and password (if included) so you can submit the web link as your assignment for instructor evaluation in Taskstream

25. Once you have created your Teacher Education Portfolio, it will be listed under the Folios & Web Pages Tab

26. Step 3: Submitting Your Published Portfolio Web Link & Password

27. Your Taskstream Homepage
Click on the Secondary Education Program link

28. 1st Step in Adding your Portfolio Web Link
Select the Teacher Education Portfolio Assessment
And then…
From the tool bar below, select ‘Links’

29. 2nd Step in Adding Your Portfolio Web Link
Name your link (this can be the same title as your portfolio)
Paste your published portfolio’s url address and click Test to make sure the web address works
Click Add Link
& then
Save and Return

30. **Final Step: Submit Work**
Once you have added your web link, you must click on the Submit Work button to send the published portfolio to your instructor

31. Submit Work Confirmation
Click Yes – Submit My Work
A “work submitted” confirmation screen will pop up with a time and date stamp

32. CONGRATULATIONS!! YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY CREATED, PUBLISHED AND SUBMITTED YOUR TEACHER EDUCATOIN PORTFOLIO 

33. For additional assistance, feel free to contact:
Thank you!
For additional assistance, feel free to contact:
Taskstream’s Mentoring Services by calling or ing OR contact the GSEHD Taskstream Administrators, Leslie J. Ward, Ed.D., and Ellen Wanjiru by calling or ing