by Jeff Ream | May 30, 2012 | 21st century skills, counseling technology series, dropbox, geek, google docs, jeffrey ream, school counselor, technology, thecounselinggeek, tips, warnings
…Explorer) – I recommend either Google’s Chrome or Mozilla’s Firefox – both free. I use Chrome. Tim Poynton’s EzAnalyze and TimeTracker Excel Add-In (free; http://www.ezanalyze.com/) Camtasia Video Production Software ($300; http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html) Expensive, but easy to use and pretty powerful. I will be looking for more economical alternatives) What Do We Need? What Do Our Students’ Need? A good counseling program is always eval…
by Jeff Ream | Feb 17, 2016 | Counseling Tech, Featured, school counselor, technology, tips, tools
…ithin an office or school), but still giving it a shot. 5 – Google Drive – Free While I use the Gmail app VERY frequently – most people know and have that app installed if you own an Android device. Google Drive is sometimes an underused app within the Google Software Suite. The thing I love about the Google Drive app is that I can take my tablet or phone out into the halls and track data, Chromecast a presentation or update a spreadsheet with att…
by Jeff Ream | Aug 5, 2014 | Branding, Building A Better Blog Series, Featured
…is to pay attention to your aesthetics and think readability. My go-to for free stock images is www.freeimages.com and you can find a million fonts at these two resources (you will have to go to geek zone to actually install it on WordPress – email me or Google): www.dafont.com & www.1001freefonts.com. Get the boxes out You have taken notes on your current blog and hopefully thought of some ways to update your new platform. Before you do anything…
by Jeff Ream | Jun 1, 2012 | activity, ANFSCD, counseling, deals, free, jeffrey ream, school counselor, technology, tips
Cardstore is offering a completely FREE (including shipping) customizable father’s day card. Many students may not be able to afford any type of gift so this could be a cool activity to do with your students if you have access to a computer lab. You can help your students customize and send their dad a high quality card. Fathers play a vital role in students’ lives and many do not have a male father figure, so perhaps encourage them to create one…
by Jeff Ream | Oct 25, 2015 | Featured, Presentation, tips, tools
…today from @CounselingGeek. #scchat”] My go-to resource for high quality, free stock images is freeimages.com. Many people will look in general Google Image search, but I would avoid this as many of those images are copyrighted and while the odds of you running into any issues with that are small – try to avoid it when you can. Freeimages.com provides a lot of user created stock images and nearly all of them are completely free to use. “Visual im…
by Jeff Ream | Sep 8, 2015 | Counseling Tech, Featured, free, technology, tools, video blog
…other elements in your chart. R – Right price. That price is free*. I love free things and free things are sometimes hit or miss. Luckily for us – LucidChart is a hit. I hope you give it a shot and share your creations with me. *Please note – you are given a limited number of shapes on the free account, but I don’t think I have ever run into an issue with the free amount given. There are upgrades for purchase if you choose to do so. E – Eager to p…
by Jeff Ream | Apr 22, 2015 | Counseling Tech, Featured, free, tips, tools
…can too! #scchat”] Getting started with Flipping: Screencast-O-Matic One FREE (yay!) tool that is a great way to start your flipping is Screencast-O-Matic (SOM). SOM is a freely available tool which works on all Windows PCs (sorry Macs…) that will allow you record your screen, annotate or dictate as you record, and upload to popular video hosts like YouTube or Vimeo. Camtasia is a more full featured and polished tool – but it will cost you. One…
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by Jeff Ream | Feb 1, 2014 | #scchat, ASCA 2014, ASCA14, Collaboration, contest, counseling, Counseling Tech, donate, donation, free, scholarship
…utes long. – Submit a proposal: I do not want to squash your tech/artistic freedom. If you feel you have an idea that would fit within using your tech tools and creating a resource for other counselors – email me your proposal and I will get back to you with the okay or with additional requirements. After you have created your submission, head to the following Google Form and submit the info requested with your product. Note: it will ask you for a…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 3, 2020
…WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT ITS USE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; AND (b) THE RESULTS OBTAINED, PRODUCED OR GENERATED FROM THE USE OF OUR PRODUCTS, SERVICES (INCLUDING, THE ITEM) AND/OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE OR ERROR-FREE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF OUR PRODUCTS/SERVICES (INCLUDING, THE ITEM) AND/OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF ARE REST ENTIRELY WITH YOU. 11. Indemnification YOU HERE…
by Jeff Ream | Mar 11, 2018 | Featured, counseling, Counseling Tech, free, school counselor, technology, tips
…l of the on-screen graphics at our 1500 person conference was also created with Canva. So it is very versatile. I encourage you to give it a shot and see what it can do for you. Feel free to give it a go with the free trial and be sure to check out the education specific section to see if you qualify for any price breaks….
