by Jeff Ream | May 24, 2019 | Featured
…will pay more for it. The winery will then sell the excess off as another label or to another company to bottle it under their label (as TJ’s does). You may say that you actually LIKE the cheaper wine (if you’ve ever been to a blind wine tasting – you know how that usually goes), but from a marketing and branding perspective – if there are a few TJ’s selling a $50 label for $15 – it diminishes not only the demand, but makes you question why we ar…
by Jeff Ream | Jun 1, 2014 | Featured, School Counselor Shopping List, shopping
…ouble the storage. It is worth it. I also owned an early generation of the Nexus 7 – the scaled down version – and loved it but I got a smart phone and they were close enough together to be redundant. This tablet is more iPad sized and lets me use it with students. 6 ft. Kensington Compatible Laptop Lock ($7) When I got a new laptop this year (part of a school wide upgrade – yay!), I asked to be able to keep my super old Mac to put in my College a…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 27, 2012 | 21st century skills, classroom tools, Counseling Tech, Nexus 7, Review, school counselor, STEM, technology, tips, video blog
…features hands-on, and the exact specifications from Google. Purchase a Nexus 7 in the Google Play Store More Info: https://www.google.com/nexus/#/7/specs SCREEN 7” 1280×800 HD display (216 ppi) Back-lit IPS display Scratch-resistant Corning glass 1.2MP front-facing camera WEIGHT 340 grams MEMORY 8 or 16 GB internal storage 1 GB RAM BATTERY 4325 mAh 9 hours of HD video playback 10 hours of web browsing 10 hours of e-reading 300 hours of standby…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 12, 2012 | counseling, follow up, interview, portfolio, pro-d, professional development, support
…abel developer to integrate the background from my portfolio onto the disc label. I printed address labels with the title of the disc and my contact info to put on the jacket. I am pretty happy with the turn out. 3. Letters of Recommendation: I included the standard three letters in all of the packets so they could reference them if needed or see further evidence that supports my candidacy. 4. My Notepad: I always bring my schnazzy note pad to tak…
by Jeff Ream | May 17, 2014 | Featured
…the tool is how action oriented it is. You can create categories and then label them as “decision” “action” “info” etc. This lets people reviewing minutes later have a much more streamlined approach to find out what needs to happen. From that, you can also assign specific people to tasks and give them a deadline all within the same line. At the end of the meeting, if you have added all members names and email addresses to the meeting, all you nee…
by Jeff Ream | Feb 17, 2016 | Counseling Tech, Featured, school counselor, technology, tips, tools
…Plus One with Cyanogenmod 13 custom ROM installed) and my tablet (a Google Nexus 10 with Stock AndroidTM). I will show actual screenshots from my devices under each app suggestion. Also check out the previews, videos and reviews on each suggestion via the Google PlayTM store to ensure it is a good fit for your needs (and the check it is compatible with your device). Note: I love the Apple user – but really dislike the devices (more the cost, lack…
by Jeff Ream | Oct 3, 2014 | buy, Featured, free, School Counselor Shopping List
…REE! I have found myself using the Kindle app more frequently on my Google Nexus 10 and OnePlus Android devices throughout the summer, during travel times, and even today on the bus to a field trip. I really like the fact that it syncs across devices and my Amazon account. After reading a few books with the App – the suggestions for new books to read are pretty good. Within the app – I like how easy it is to use but they left just enough customiza…
by Jeff Ream | Aug 25, 2014 | activity, Building A Better Blog Series, Featured, school counselor
…le the free templates can be nice and give your blog a great look…there are 74 million other sites and the majority of those will have similar themes as well. One way to set yourself apart and also gain some nice features/support is to use a custom theme. For my blog, I went with the theme group ElegantThemes.com – which I used Erin Mason’s judgment and outcome when she used it for SCOPE. With ElegantThemes, you can choose to buy individual themes…
