School Counseling Technology Series: Dropbox

School Counseling Technology Series: Dropbox

…he file to their computer (but not change the document on your computer or Dropbox folder). Dropbox is not needed by the people accessing the shared link. Dropbox.com Sharing Option Right Click Menu Integration In today’s world, 2GB (Gigabytes = ~1000MB) is not a huge number, but for storing documents and other small files — it is more than you will probably need. If you need more, there are options to purchase more storage, as well as earn more b…

School Counseling in the Cloud – Keeping Safe with Drive, Box, and Dropbox

School Counseling in the Cloud – Keeping Safe with Drive, Box, and Dropbox

…e did two years ago and we haven’t looked back. With both Google Drive and Dropbox (see the links for more info on these tools or install Dropbox), a super awesome tool is that folders and individual documents can be shared and developed collaboratively. For example, at my school, we in the recent years have implemented a mandatory community service requirement for all students. This is a wonderful experience for students and our community, but it…

School Counselor Shopping List: End of the 2015-2016 Year Review

School Counselor Shopping List: End of the 2015-2016 Year Review

…x user for years now and finally had to make the jump to a paid version of Dropbox. If you DON’T know what Dropbox is – check out this page, but most people are familiar with Dropbox. You are able to sign up for FREE with tons of features. You are limited on space, but for average users – you should be totally fine. It took me saving lots of blog, CASC, and other items to my Dropbox to finally fill my allotment.   Going Pro After wearing down my s…

What’s in a name? Why the title of school counselor matters.

What’s in a name? Why the title of school counselor matters.

…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…

5 Top School Counseling Apps for Your Mobile Devices

5 Top School Counseling Apps for Your Mobile Devices

…d fellow staff. There are unique features that I can take advantage of via Dropbox that are not available (or as well built) on Drive. The Dropbox mobile app lets me manage all of my cloud based folders and take a photo on my smartphone, upload it to my Dropbox shared folder, and have it on my work laptop in less than 10 seconds. I can then post the photo to social media, add it to a new project or do anything I would need to do on my work laptop….

Follow-Up: My Interview Kit

Follow-Up: My Interview Kit

…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…

Google’s Nexus7- the iPad killer?

Google’s Nexus7- the iPad killer?

…like some iPads have. It does play nice with things like Google Drive and Dropbox so that allows you to extend your storage space, only downloading what you need but still having access to all your cloud based files. The Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) operating system is fast, functional, and I have yet to have a problem or see a flaw. Granted, I am not an Android aficionado, so take that with a grain of salt. I will have a more blog posts upcoming abo…

School Counselor Tech Tools: Learnerator and minutes.io

School Counselor Tech Tools: Learnerator and minutes.io

…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…