College of Education « San Francisco State University

TaskStream Quickstart Guide

Visit www.taskstream.com in an Internet browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Firefox). Enter your username and password in the User Login box on the left of the TaskStream home page.
To access your PACT work space, click the name of the PACT Teaching Event link on the home page of your TaskStream account under “Work on a PACT Program.”
Click on a section in the structure that appears on the left side of the page.

The links under the name of the PACT Teaching Event represent tasks associated with the Teaching Event. When you click on a section, the directions and any content you have added will be displayed in the right content area.

In this example, the Instructing requirement for the Mathematics Teaching Event has been selected.

Click the Form button at the bottom of the page in the Add Toolbar.
Proceed through the form by typing or selecting your response to each question.
In order to ensure that your work is saved you MUST click the Save Draft button at regular intervals, and you must click Save and Return when you are finished responding to the form.

This option may not be available for all PACT Teaching Events requirements.

Click the Attachments button at the bottom of the page in the Add Toolbar.
Provide a name for the file. Click the Browse button to locate the file on your computer that you want to attach.
Click the Add File button. Close the window once you have attached all of the files you wish to add. Your file(s) will appear as links in the work area for the task.

This option may not be appropriate for all PACT Teaching Events requirements.

Click the Attachments button at the bottom of the page in the Add toolbar.
Select the An artifact created in TaskStream radio button.
Select the type of work that you want to attach from the “Select Category” menu. Select the work item that you would like to attach from the “Select Work” menu.
Click the Add File button. Click Save and Return once you have attached all of the work you wish to add. Your work will appear as links in the work area for the task.

Click the Videos button at the bottom of the page in the Add toolbar.
Provide a name for your video. Click the Browse button to locate the video on your computer that you want to attach.
Note that each video file may not exceed 100MB in size.
Click the Add Video button. Close the window once you have attached all of the video files you wish to add. Your file(s) will appear as links in the work area for the task.

Once you have completed all of the tasks in the Teaching Event, you must submit it to be evaluated.

Click the Scores/Results tab in the top right corner of the page.
Click the Submit Category button associated with the Teaching Event you would like to submit. Follow the instructions on the screen to submit your assignment.

DO NOT write a comment to your Assessor in the text area of the window that appears that will identify you personally.

After your Teaching Event has been scored, you may review how you did in TaskStream.

Login to TaskStream at www.taskstream.com and click on the name of the Teaching Event that you submitted under “Work on a PACT Program” on your home page.
Click the Scores/Results tab.
In the Results column, you will see your Pass/Fail status. Click View Report to see your score on each rubric for the Teaching Event.

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