by Jeff Ream | May 24, 2019 | Featured
…J’s carries store labeled wine that is the exact same as brand name winery produced labels selling for 3x-5x the cost. I am not talking close imitation – but literally the same. It’s a great example of how labels keep their prices high – by limiting production. Scarcity makes us think it is better and we 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 doe…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 25, 2025 | Featured
…ties. This includes advocating for transparency, accuracy standards, and appropriate professional limitations. I would love to see our Student Information Systems invest and integrate AI tools within our current systems so we can capitalize on machine learning to dig deeper into our own data in a safe, legal way. Elevating Professional Practice Through Strategic Innovation The Professional Identity Evolution Perplexity represents more than technol…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 12, 2012 | counseling, follow up, interview, portfolio, pro-d, professional development, support
…le). I spent ~$12 on both the CD labels and disk jackets, but it creates a professional looking product. Imagine if you just wrote your name on the CD with a Sharpie. I also used Avery’s website label 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 t…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 23, 2016 | Featured, school counselor, School Counselor Shopping List, shopping
…what YOU think should be included in these lists! Leave a comment or shoot me an email. I always am looking for great deals on awesome products to improve my work and personal life….
by Jeff Ream | Dec 22, 2015 | Counseling Tech, Featured, free, school counselor, technology, tips, tools
…of 12/16/15). Secure The TimeTracking file has the ability to be password protected. While I would not hold this password protection up to high level attempts at breaking into the file, it will keep prying eyes out. For the best security – put the password protected file inside of an encrypted folder on your computer (click this link to see how). I do this and keep my counseling notes inside of the notes area of TT. I do still keep notes vague an…
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
…Can Save You Time Some School Counseling-centric Pro and Cons of Calendly Pros: Calendly provides a more visually appealing option of the two (in my opinion). Time wise it does save some time not needing to confirm appointments* It integrates with a lot of calendars (Google, Outlook, Office 365, and iCloud) Cost for teams is cheaper than ScheduleOnce. ($72/user per year with education discount at Premium level vs $189/user per year on similar pla…
by Jeff Ream | Feb 17, 2016 | Counseling Tech, Featured, school counselor, technology, tips, tools
…work and at home! This year – I actually had to shell out the money to go Pro. Now I have 1TB of cloud storage at my disposal to save photos, documents, blogging items and more on. I use this at work as well! I am able to create folders to share with parents, students and 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…
by Jeff Ream | May 30, 2012 | counseling technology series, geek, jeffrey ream, school counselor, technology, thecounselinggeek, video blog
…or introducing 21st Century Skills and new technology into your counseling program. This weeks edition is an intro to the series and I hope to quell some fears regarding getting started and talk a bit about where we will be going in the next few weeks. Hint: Google Docs, Wix.com (where this site is hosted), Counseling Time and Statistics programs, Powerpoint, Being Internet Safe and Savvy, The Cloud, Utilizing Ipads or Tablets in the Classroom, an…
by Jeff Ream | Jun 19, 2012 | activity, counseling, coursera, free, geek, jeffrey ream, learning, pro-d, professional development, school counselor, thecounselinggeek, tips
…the learner spark interest and remain engaged throughout the entire course/process. So when looking at your professional development past experiences and future plans, what have you done and what would you like to do? Part of the secret is that it does not necessarily matter wh at you study, but what matters is that you study something. Your brain is a muscle that needs to be exercised — the use it or lose it principle applies. Doing the same…
