Streaming Your Counseling Workshops for Awesome Family Engagement

Streaming Your Counseling Workshops for Awesome Family Engagement

…le) option. OBS Studio: https://obsproject.com/ Putting the You in YouTube series: https://www.thecounselinggeek.com/2014/04/put-you-in-youtube-guide-to-getting https://www.thecounselinggeek.com/2016/09/youtube-to-the-next-level Live Streaming from YouTube natively: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-213osUZ4EE NTHS School Counseling YouTube Chanel https://www.youtube.com/c/NorthTahoeHighSchool The Counseling Geek’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtu…

Top of 2016: My Favorite Posts of the Year

Top of 2016: My Favorite Posts of the Year

…others). There are so many great (and many not so great) videos available that have application to school counseling at any level. This tutorial shows you how to use it to help get information out to your stakeholders. #3: 10 Insanely Easy Ways to Infuse Technology in Your School Counseling Program This was a user favorite – one of my most visited posts of the year. Everyone comes with a different proficiency in technology and I hope to be able to…

Using Eventbrite in Your School – The Easy Event Management App

Using Eventbrite in Your School – The Easy Event Management App

…irements held by your district or other policies 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 logg…

NVSCA 2015 – How to NOT be a leader & Time Saving Tech Tools for School Counselor Sanity Presentations

NVSCA 2015 – How to NOT be a leader & Time Saving Tech Tools for School Counselor Sanity Presentations

…pects of “followship”. In the breakout session focused on school counselor technology, we took a look at about 8 tech tools that help school counselors save time and be more efficient. Below are the slides from each presentation. How to NOT Be A Leader – Jeff Ream NVSCA 2015 Time Saving Tech Tools for School Counselor Sanity – Jeff Ream NVSCA 2015 I love getting to speak at different events. Please see my professional portfolio or my speaking page…

The Counseling Geek Speaks

…and upcoming speaking engagements, and some user feedback. Speaking Topics Technology Social media Communication tools (emails, newsletters. video chatting, YouTube, IM, etc) Maximizing the use of technology within your counseling programs Marketing/Branding Leadership Systems level thinking And more… “Thanks to The Counseling Geek I launched my very first parent e-newsletter this afternoon! Thanks for the great talk at ASCA 2014 and the resources…

A Guide to Digital Portfolios

A Guide to Digital Portfolios

…Back in my undergraduate program, a project that was assigned in one of my technology courses was to develop a professional portfolio utilizing a high-tech tool. I used PowerPoint to build an easy to navigate and professional looking “program” that will allow interviewers, principals, and other stakeholders to view all my qualifications (resume, cover letter, transcripts) and showcase my technological skills at the same time. Yesterday, I made a n…

Feel like a computer genius/wizard: Mouse Without Borders

Feel like a computer genius/wizard: Mouse Without Borders

Have you ever wanted to feel like you were the master of your technology? I thought so – now is the chance. Lots of times, we counselors (and teachers or administrators) have an old desktop but also a laptop that we need to use for different purposes. What if you wanted or needed to use both? Did you know you can make a dual monitor setup at home or at work with out two monitors (but with two computers)? You can. There is a sweet tool (that I am…

Beyond ChatGPT: Why School Counselors Should Use Perplexity for Research-Backed Practice

Beyond ChatGPT: Why School Counselors Should Use Perplexity for Research-Backed Practice

…xpertise, not replace it. The objective isn’t AI dependency but leveraging technology for more informed, current, and professionally confident practice. Professional Future Focus In a field where staying current directly impacts student outcomes, research-enhanced tools aren’t just convenient, they’re professionally essential. As the knowledge landscape continues accelerating, our ability to quickly access, verify, and synthesize information becom…

15 Minute Tech Tools for School Counselors: The Amazing 6 Part Video Miniseries

15 Minute Tech Tools for School Counselors: The Amazing 6 Part Video Miniseries

…lete box set of the FREE 15 Minute Tech Tools, six part video tutorial miniseries for school counselors, teachers and other educators. I know that most of us are usually busy, be it with work or life. I noticed a plethora (50 cent word right there) of professional development resource available (check out CASC/WSCA’s resource page if you haven’t yet: https://covid19k12counseling.org/), but many of them were at least an hour long, if not more. Some…

National School Counseling Week Gift Ideas for School Counselor Super Heroes

National School Counseling Week Gift Ideas for School Counselor Super Heroes

…School Counseling Week. For other great shopping ideas – check out my post series titled School Counselor Shopping Lists! And if none of these things seems like a good fit – it’s hard to go wrong with an Amazon Gift Card! ASCA also has great gifts and resources to celebrate your school counselors. (Note: some items contain affiliate links which provide a small percentage back to this blog at no cost to you for the referral) Books Shirts, hats, mug…