by Jeff Ream | Jul 28, 2014 | ASCA14, Branding, Featured, tips, tutorial
…ordPress.org. For another write up that goes into depth on both visit this article by diythemes. With the free* WordPress.com, you have basic usage of the WordPress platform – this would be considered similar to Blogger. We are wanting to Build A Better School Counseling Blog though and it is time to play with the big kid web tools! (One note and word of caution – read all documentation and BACKUP before making any changes to your current site. I…
by Jeff Ream | May 2, 2019 | Featured
…d the copious (and cited) details on how bad it really is – check out this article from Nonpartisan Education Review. Prepare to be disgusted. It’s time to call it what it is – you are a company focused on your bottom line and not much more. Stop painting the pig. 4. You hassle educators for helping kids. Proof to some of the above is the amount of time you spend making sure that no school gets too many fee waivers. Sheesh! You should be handing…
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 | Nov 11, 2015 | 21st century skills, Counseling Tech, Featured, free, technology, tips, tools
…Do you have copious amounts of time at work? Constantly trying to find something to do? Then this post is not for you. Most people have very little time to devote to their email – so use the free tool in this article to help take back your school counseling time today!…
by Jeff Ream | Jun 6, 2015 | box.com, Counseling Tech, dropbox, Featured, google docs, technology, tips, warnings
…ing that you feel comfortable with having in the cloud, and take your precautions serious. I hope that this is helpful as you review your electronic and cloud safety – please share this article with colleagues that may need to lock down their cloud content and please comment if you have other great ideas regarding cloud safety. …
by Jeff Ream | Dec 31, 2014 | counseling, Counseling Tech, Featured, school counselor, video blog, year in review
…o. I guess getting voted best dressed at school qualifies me to write this article, but take from it what you will! While each person’s style is their own and what looks good on Hugh Jackman may (or most likely) not be what looks good on me – you can take some great tips for finding high quality clothing for less! Read about how the guys can dress well here: Dress The Part Increasing Productivity: How Dual Monitors Changed My Life Did you know tha…
by Jeff Ream | Jun 27, 2014 | #scchat, ASCA 2014, ASCA14, Featured
…FL. Enjoy! Stay tuned for post #ASCA14 blog updates and reports after the first week in July! In the mean time, feel free to check out an ASCA 2014 Tips for Noobs article and the School Counselor Shopping List recurring monthly feature. [adrotate group=”1″]…
by Jeff Ream | May 9, 2014 | ASCA14, Featured
…gram articles was publish in the ASCA School Counselor Magazine. Part two of the series has just been released in digital format and will be sent home to you in the regular magazine form very soon. We encourage anyone planning on attending our presentation to pre-read these articles as we may be referencing bits and pieces that would be helpful to have some familiarity with. We hope you enjoy the articles and we look forward to hearing your though…
by Jeff Ream | Apr 5, 2014 | ASCA14, Featured, School Counselor Shopping List
…d can be a good Social Justice (alternative to suspension) Library piece. Empowering Underachievers: New Strategies to Guide Kids (8-18) to Personal Excellence (Price: ~$12 USD) I am not sure about you, but this book can hit on more than a few of my students. Read an article recently about the culture of underachievement and entitlement and while a lot of it is true – much if this has to do with never being taught skills to let them achieve. This…
by Jeff Ream | Jun 21, 2012 | 21st century skills, counseling, counseling technology series, dropbox, free, geek, jeffrey ream, learning, school counselor, technology, thecounselinggeek, tutorial
…home – being able to access my documents from both locations or pull up an article or file I created at my home PC, without having to navigate the finicky email program the district used, was a huge blessing. I also was able to share some of my folders with my supervisors and they were able to keep track of the work I was creating and look over logs of group attendance and other data. I also proposed a solution to the other counselor at the site w…
