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Instructing & Engaging Students in Learning

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*Note: You will submit your work only when you have attached all the work for Planning & Instruction, Engaging Students & Supporting Learning, and Assessing Student Learning. Instructions for submitting your work are included below.

1. Video Clips

To upload your video clip(s), click on the Engaging Students & Supporting Learning  link located in the structure tree on the left side of the page. Click on the Video button located at the bottom of the page in the Add Toolbar. This will take you to Add New Video area. On the left, click on the first radio button - 'A video saved on your computer'. Please note that you can upload any type of video file format up to 100MB in size.  Click on Browse (PC users) / Choose File (Mac users) to locate the file on your computer. Once you have done so, double click on the name file to close the pop-up window. You will then name the file in the Name File text field. You may provide the play length, a description of the video and attach standards, if desired. After making your selections, click on the Add File button.

You will see your video file under Currently Attached Video Files to the right when the upload is complete. If you need to add additional videos please repeat the process above. Once all video files have been attached, click on the Save and Return button located at the top right and bottom right corner of the page to be brought back to the Engaging Students & Supporting Learning work area.

You will have the opportunity to view the attached file by click on the file name under the Videos Section. If you wish to add more files or delete a file, you may do so by clicking on the Manage Videos buttons to the right of the page.

If you have to make edits to a specific file that you have uploaded, you must make the changes to the original file and re-upload it to TaskStream by utilizing the Manage Videos button.

2. Video Label Form

To complete the Video Label Form section, you will need to complete the Video Label form. To access the form, click on the Engaging Students & Supporting Learning link from the left structure. You can access the form in three locations. You may click on the Form button located at the bottom of the page in the Add toolbar, you may click on the gray Complete Form button located to the right of the workspace, or you may click the Complete this Form link located within the Form section of the workspace.

You may answer the form prompts by typing directly into the text areas or you may copy and paste your responses from another document. Please keep in mind that there is a limit to how many characters are allowed in each text box. The maximum allowed characters for each text box can be found to the bottom left of each text box. You can also verify how many characters you have use by click on the Count button located to the bottom right of each text box.

Please keep in mind that an asterisk symbol shaded in red, located at the beginning of each prompt, is a required field that must contain an answer before the form can be submitted.

When you have completed all of your form responses, or if you would like to save your current entries and return to the form at a later time, click on the Save and Return button located at the top right and bottom right hand corner of the page. This will bring you back to the Engaging Students & Support Learning work area.

You can view and/or edit your responses by clicking on the View/Edit Your Responses link located under the Form section in the workspace.

If you have any questions in regards to the content of the form, please contact your instructor.

3. Engagement Commentary

To respond to the commentary prompts, will you need to access the Video Label form using the directions provided above. You can provide your responses in the Engagement Commentary section within the form.

Author: TaskStream TPAC Manager
Last modified: 4/1/2011 6:01 AM (EST)