TaskStream

TaskStream, a provider of Web-based educational tools for colleges, will underwrite an international research project on the impact of electronic portfolios on learning, engagement and motivation in secondary schools. The company will provide free electronic portfolio software for up to 50,000 students for the length of the two-year study, which will be known as The REFLECT (Researching Electronic Folios: Learning, Engagement, Collaboration, Technology) Initiative. Applications to participate must be received by April 21. For more information, visit www.taskstream.com/reflect.

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