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 | Feb 17, 2016 | Counseling Tech, Featured, school counselor, technology, tips, tools
…ectly into Sunrise) and just prefer the usability over the standard Google Calendar app. Sunrise Calendar provides a clean, easy to use, and fast tool that I find functional. [Tweet “Checking out some great Android Apps for #schoolcounselors #scchat”] Another new app that I am giving a try is Today Calendar. One feature I am liking so far is the ability to see all of your appointments in the day on one screen. It makes a great way to see your day…
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 | Mar 15, 2017 | The Way I Work, counseling, Featured, school counselor, thecounselinggeek
…othing flashy here. (5) Google Calendar for Android – I am very tied to my calendar. It runs my day. Thanks to training students and parents that I run my office by appointment (except for emergencies) – it really helps me stay on task and organized. I know my meetings for the day and can ensure I am prepared for them before leaving the day prior. It also helps me be more proactive than reactive. I use Google Calendar on Chrome, but wanted to shou…
by Jeff Ream | Feb 18, 2013 | 21st century skills, ANFSCD, automation, calendar, classroom tools, Counseling Tech, free, jeffrey ream, scheduling, technology, tips, tools
…nd too! It is super easy to integrate, it syncs with my on-the-fly Outlook calendar (via Google Calendar), and parents love it. The software is highly customizable and you can set meeting lengths that fit with your schedule. As a counselor without a secretary – it makes up for it! Check out a few of the shots below and head to ScheduleOnce to check out what they offer. Sync Program between Google and Outlook The blog author, Jeffrey Ream M.S, PPS,…
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 | Mar 26, 2018 | Featured, school counselor, technology, tips
…ush back. Stick with it. You also need to be good at keeping an electronic calendar of availability. If you live on paper planners and do not keep an electronic calculator – this may not be a good option. Both systems pull availability from these calendars so it cannot do that from paper. I hope that you give it a shot. I think you will enjoy it and the new found freedom it brings to be a general practitioner school counselor. Do you have another…
by Jeff Ream | Jan 2, 2016 | #scchat, Counseling Tech, counseling technology series, Featured, free, Marketing, social networking, technology, tips, tools
…you are doing that works or that you have to give up your paper and pencil calendar cold turkey. Each of these tips can be taken and started where ever your comfort level lies on the technology continuum. Tip #1: Just Start. Before deciding what you will do – you need to decide THAT you will do it. Make the commitment, set a SMART goal, enlist the whole department or a friend (the buddy system — aka the peer pressure system — works!) and make it h…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 30, 2013 | 21st century skills, Back to School, calendar, Counseling Tech, dropbox, google docs, Linky Party, school counseling on air, SCOA, technology, tips
…parents to request time slots for appointments and syncs it with my Google Calendar. Having only done it once before at my site, I imagine it will be pretty similar. I usually hold grade level meetings and introduce myself, my services, and some of the basics around what needs an appointment, what you can barge in and see me about, and when are my “open office hours”. I also hold parent meetings to introduce the program and important dates they wi…
by Jeff Ream | May 8, 2017 | Featured, counseling
…are welcome in the space. Do you do anything “old school”?: I love a paper calendar. I am always excited to purchase a new one, and I do keep old calendars, as I have found them helpful in planning for coming years and as a resource for time management. I also do too many tasks, like tables and charts in MS Word, and I am still unsure of how the “cloud” works or if I can really trust it. My co-workers are working on me to get with the program! Wha…
