Having conducted two years of fairly unsuccessful pilot programs to create student teacher portfolios (using DreamWeaver and Lectora software), teacher education faculty at the University of Indianapolis sought a different approach to teacher candidate portfolio development. After much review, TaskStream (http://www.taskstream.com) was selected due to its useful tools including portfolio builder, rubric builder, lesson builder, Web page builder, e-mail, discussion board, instant messaging, and announcements. Instructor tools include national and state K-12 content area standards that can be used in lessons and rubrics. All users can easily create instructional Web sites hosted by TaskStream. TaskStream can be used to organize and aggregate data for individual certification and institutional accreditation support, including NCATE. There is no institutional cost; access to TaskStream is available through affordable individual student subscriptions. Session will highlight examples of student work created and submitted through TaskStream and provide lively conversation about our experiences.
