by Jeff Ream | Aug 25, 2014 | activity, Building A Better Blog Series, Featured, school counselor
…te and notifies Google when any changes happen. Disqus and akismet are two tools to help with comment management. The comment system within WordPress is not stellar, but with these two tools – you can superpower your reader interaction. Disqus is a plugin that you install through the Disqus website and allows users to have accounts across websites that use the tool and provides an easier and more aesthetic commenting experience. Buy your favorite…
by Jeff Ream | Aug 5, 2014 | Branding, Building A Better Blog Series, Featured
…ical hard drive). In WordPress – backing up looks like an Export under the Tools menu in your Admin area and make sure you select all content. In Blogger – you go to settings and then blog tools. Select download blog. (See the bottom of this post for some more in-depth tutorials by other people!) We have a few backups of your current blog and are ready to start working with WordPress. If you have already purchased your hosting and domain service –…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 21, 2014 | Featured
…website hosting, domain name services, and a few other aesthetic/template tools that I need to keep TCG fresh. I elected to move to this newer platform and WordPress from Blogger (a free platform) to take advantage of the higher customizability and scalability of the site tools. I also try to invest in my readers through things like gathering and personally donating to scholarship support for things like ASCA. Because of this – I have added some…
by Jeff Ream | Apr 23, 2017 | Featured, 21st century skills, free, school counselor, technology, thecounselinggeek, tips, tutorial, video blog
…be about as useful. Luckily for you – there are some really easy and FREE tools out there to make your school counseling websites both useful AND beautiful. Check out the video below to learn about how to quickly and easily setup a new website using Weebly.com. My school counseling website (nthscounseling.weebly.com) is built on Weebly and really didn’t take all that long. Other websites are available too if Weebly is not your bag of tricks. Wix….
by Jeff Ream | Dec 13, 2016 | Featured
…licies in place regarding use of technology. Disclaimer – as with all tech tools, I always suggest consulting with your admin and/or IT folks at your department to ensure Eventbrite or any other tech tool is not breaking any privacy requirements held by your district or other policies in place regarding use of technology. Step 1: Click “Create Event” in the far upper right of your browser once you are logged in to your account. This will take you…
by Jeff Ream | Jun 6, 2015 | box.com, Counseling Tech, dropbox, Featured, google docs, technology, tips, warnings
…. 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 creates a documentation and tracking nightmar…
by Jeff Ream | Sep 1, 2014 | Featured, school counselor, technology
…tion feeds and I am going to show you some of my favorite and most popular tools. When reading blogs – you have a few different options to help you keep up with the most current posts. The most rudimentary is by occasionally (or obsessively) visiting the site to see if anything new has been posted. This is useful but can eat away at your precious time by having to go to each site to see what is new. The first tool I will share with you is what I u…
by Jeff Ream | Apr 20, 2014 | Featured, guest post, Marketing, Networking
…ols A large proportion of companies have begun to use LinkedIn recruitment tools to locate viable employees. You can tailor your profile to market yourself effectively to these recruitment tools. For example, if you succinctly detail your last three jobs in a professional format which showcases your skills, you can attract a greater number of recruiters towards your profile. This post was created by Allanah Murphy and is a guest post on The Counse…
by Jeff Ream | Apr 4, 2014
…and beyond? Would you like some hands on training with some of the newest tools available to counselors? What about some help developing a school counseling marketing plan? Have no fear! Jeff Ream, writer and founder of TheCounselingGeek.com, is now available for consultant and professional development services. As a practicing professional school counselor and tech geek, Jeff will work with you to find tools and services that fit your program an…
by Jeff Ream | Feb 26, 2014 | #scchat, ASCA, ASCA 2014, ASCA14, contest, counseling, free, fundraising, jeffrey ream, pro-d, professional development, scholarship, school counselor, School Counselor Community Scholarship, support
…t important thing is that you all have used something new and have created tools that many can use (including yourself!). I hope that this challenged you and that you gained some knowledge and confidence in yourself. Do not be afraid to strike out, start over, and struggle through something – that is called learning and that is what we ask students to do each and every day. I plan to work to offer even more scholarships next year so keep those tec…
