by Jeff Ream | Sep 5, 2021 | Counseling Tech, Featured, free, Presentation, technology, tips, tools, YouTube
…I will be providing a comprehensive update here with current suggestions, tools and tips that I use in my own school counseling program livestreams. A slight warning – it can be easy to get overwhelmed and be nervous about diving down this rabbit hole – but I promise that if you take it slow, commit to try, be okay with failing and not giving up – you will be okay. One tip is to start with some stealth livestreams. Don’t publicize your first atte…
by Jeff Ream | Mar 30, 2019 | automation, Featured, free, google docs, teachers, tips, tutorial, video blog
…I like to spend time teaching you new tech tools but also help you, school counselors and educators, use your time, expertise and energy efficiently. This video will help you learn how to use 100% free tools in Google Drive with Forms, Sheets, Docs and an Add-In called AutoCrat to create self-filling forms that can automatically share PDF copies with a set group of people to make for easy print outs, filing and more….
by Jeff Ream | Jul 17, 2018 | professional development, Featured, free, school counselor, tips
…2018 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. We presented on using marketing tools and techniques in the school counseling profession. While the slide deck doesn’t capture everything we covered – it does have some great links and you can get a feel for the presentation. We also collected notes and compiled them into a shared Google Drive folder. You can click here to check that info out too. Want to submit your notes? Share them with me in Google Dr…
by Jeff Ream | Aug 8, 2017 | Featured, #scchat, Back to School, counseling, learning, professional development, school counselor, social networking, tips, tools
…tes a great resource in For High School Counselors blog that is prime with tools, tips and information…for HS counselors (and really many other levels as well). Cindy provides a wide variety of posts – from helping students with autism to getting to your next professional development conference. I hope you check her blog out. One of my more recent favorite posts: ASCA 2017 From My Couch Again Savvy School Counselor Vanessa is really one savvy scho…
by Jeff Ream | Nov 7, 2015 | Building A Better Blog Series, Featured, school counselor
…Knowledge Base – you can go as nuts as you want with the customization of your emails. Many businesses and huge companies use MailChimp for their for-profit email marketing tools and there are many tools at your disposal. [Tweet “Stepping my blogging game up at thecounselinggeek.com #scchat”]…
by Jeff Ream | Mar 8, 2015 | donate, donation, Featured, fundraising, pro-d, professional development, School Counselor Community Scholarship
Access cool tech tools AND support school counselor scholarships! Carol and I want to encourage you to check out an upcoming webinar held by School Counselor Central and to share that Deb from SCC has pledged to donate an additional $2 for every new individual subscription to SCC between March 10th and May 10th. SCC has already been the first donor to the 2016 donation drive but is not stopping there! You or your business can also pledge to suppo…
by Jeff Ream | Feb 6, 2015 | books, counseling, Featured, library, school counselor, School Counselor Shopping List, shopping
…ness Skills for Kids & Teens: A Workbook for Clinicians & Clients with 154 Tools, Techniques, Activities & Worksheets​ – $23 Mindfulness for Teen Anxiety: A Workbook for Overcoming Anxiety at Home, at School, and Everywhere Else – $12 The Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens: Mindfulness Skills to Help You Deal with Stress – $12 The Mindfulness Toolbox: 50 Practical Tips, Tools & Handouts for Anxiety, Depression, Stress & Pain – $24 The Anxiety Wor…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 28, 2014 | ASCA14, Branding, Featured, tips, tutorial
…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 am not responsible for any lost content or broken sites) [Tweet “I’m learning about upping my blogging game w/ @counselinggeek #scchat”] Decision #1 – Domain Name Since we are taking our blog to the next level – many times we want to brand our site in a…
by Jeff Ream | Jun 1, 2014 | Featured, School Counselor Shopping List, shopping
…to feature a few of my new office favorites, but also going to share some tools that I totally dig outside of the office (since it is summer!). You may notice a cooking/travel theme for the non-school items…but hey – tis the season! This also helps those of us prepping for ASCA 2014 in Orlando School Counselor Work Gear: Google’s Nexus 10 (32GB) Android Tablet by Samsung ($384) I was super lucky to have a cool principal and was given this when I…
by Jeff Ream | Oct 22, 2012 | 21st century skills, counseling, Counseling Tech, geek, professional development, school counselor, social networking, technology, tips
…ts break them down a bit and then, in a follow-up post, I will share three tools to help us provide TACTful communication. Targeted Communication: Don’t you hate those spammy emails you get or the form letters that come in the mail? Most people do. Your emails, Facebook posts, Tweets, and other messages will have a much greater impact and reach when you target a specific audience with each message. A tweet to students will look different than a tw…
