by Jeff Ream | Apr 11, 2014 | Counseling Tech, Featured, free, teachers, technology, tools, Uncategorized
…ss PDF for help. Compress PDF (via smallpdf.com) Compress PDF, yet another free tool, cannot be easier to use – simply type in the address on your browser window, find the file to compress, and click upload. The system tells you it is uploading and then compressing (usually takes less than 30 seconds even for the largest of PDF’s) – and once finished, prompts you to download the new file. You can also see the amount it compressed the original file…
by Jeff Ream | Jun 19, 2012 | activity, counseling, coursera, free, geek, jeffrey ream, learning, pro-d, professional development, school counselor, thecounselinggeek, tips
…iently remove themselves from this goal/requirement. Why should we get the free pass on continuing to enlarge our knowledge base? Why do we think that, when we have gotten our credentials, masters degrees, or doctorates, our brains are suddenly saturated and cannot hold any more information or else it will go into overload mode? It amazes me the lengths some (note: I say some, most people reading this blog are not of this group) educators will go…
by Jeff Ream | Mar 12, 2013 | 21st century skills, Counseling Tech, guest post, Review, school counselor, technology, tips
…07684?mt=8) Not sure exactly where to start with your college search? This free app can help you narrow down your choices based on your preferences. Choose from locations, type, majors, size, cost, or admission factors to get a list of schools that meet your specifications. Once you have a few colleges selected that you’d like to explore, you can get the information you need to make your choice. College Confidential(https://itunes.apple.com/us/app…
by Jeff Ream | Apr 5, 2013 | 21st century skills, Counseling Tech, counseling technology series, free, google docs, school counselor, survey, teachers, technology, tips, tools
…wa QR Code (http://qrcode.kaywa.com/). The basic functions of the site are free, but they do also sell upgraded features like analytics, dynamic QR codes, etc. For our purposes, getting the free stuff is good and will suffice. Once you have your link to your survey, document, signup, website, phone number, or contact info – just select the appropriate field on the site and paste your link. From there – you can right click on the new QR code that s…
by Jeff Ream | Apr 30, 2020 | automation, Counseling Tech, counseling technology series, Featured, learning, professional development, school counselor, technology, tips, tools, video blog
…day use as a school counselor. I want to share the complete 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 man…
by Jeff Ream | Sep 5, 2021 | Counseling Tech, Featured, free, Presentation, technology, tips, tools, YouTube
…ops and make them accessible both live and as an archived video using some free and easy tools. Why should I want to do this as a counselor or educator? Well – from personal experience and following the COVID-19 year-plus of lockdown – our work and lives have moved digital. We all are also busy, over-committed and time is precious. So by extending your in-person counseling workshops or parent meetings to have an online presence – you increase the…
by Jeff Ream | May 2, 2019 | Featured
…first AP split shipment from week one alone and I’ve already “donated” 47 free hours organizing, proctoring (limitedly) and coordinating AP exams in just the month of May…with another week (plus late exams) to go… Did you know – with an average of 80 hours per AP window that the coordinator will need to spend to run these exams – at a school counselor average hourly salary of $20/hour at the 22,169 schools offering AP programs – College Board abu…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 17, 2018 | professional development, Featured, free, school counselor, tips
…g Matters I am all for open source and when possible – I make my resources free. I had the opportunity to present with Franciene Sabens at the 2018 American School Counselor Association conference in July 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…
by Jeff Ream | Dec 5, 2018 | counseling, Featured, free, school counselor, teachers, technology, tips
…and kids in the same group together. This does two things – the kids feel free to be themselves and they also get to have two different experiences to talk about later. You will get a little flack for it – but trust me – stick with it. Much worse the other way. There are many ways to go about getting registrations in both high and low tech modes. We have chosen to use Eventbrite for each year we’ve hosted the Case Study. Eventbrite is a powerfu…
by Jeff Ream | Jun 29, 2017 | Featured, #scchat, donate, donation, School Counselor Community Scholarship, support, thanks
…5 full scholarships for the 2018 ASCA Conference in LA. I’m going caffeine-free for a cause! Join me for the Coffee Challenge at #ASCA17! #scchat Share on X This year during ASCA 2017 – we are asking that you consider joining us (from Denver or from home!) and set aside just 1 coffee (or you can do a full week for $20) and accept the Great SC|CS Coffee Challenge. Simply click the button above or the image below to head to the donation page. This s…
