by Jeff Ream | Nov 11, 2015 | 21st century skills, Counseling Tech, Featured, free, technology, tips, tools
…o). You can use Unroll.me with any email service you like – so it is not a Google Only product. Another cool tool that they just recently released is an iOS app. You can download and manage your account from your Apple devices. Android or Windows Mobile? You will have to login to their website to manage. I have found that no important emails have got scooped up and missed my inbox to date. I go through about once ever month or two and roll up addi…
by Jeff Ream | Mar 29, 2015 | Counseling Tech, Featured, Naviance, school counselor, technology, tools
…narrowing down email messages. Transcript Management My district uses the eDocs system to send transcripts and use the Common App integration, but we also use Parchment for alumni transcripts and for that need to be mailed. I only allow students to order transcripts through Naviance (for free!) that can be sent electronically (CommonApp or eDocs). They would need to go to Parchment for any other types of transcript orders. I do my best to explain…
by Jeff Ream | Feb 26, 2015 | Counseling Tech, Featured, school counselor, technology, tips, video blog
…ach reply is a waste of time and finger stamina. Thank goodness someone at Google had that thought too and created a super simple but mega-powerful Gmail Labs tool – Canned Responses. I created a 5 minute screen share video to quickly go from zero to canned response guru and taking minutes of your day back with each email. Check out the embedded video below or head to the YouTube video linked here. Thanks for watching! [Tweet “I am taking back my…
by Jeff Ream | Jun 26, 2012 | 21st century skills, activity, classroom tools, counseling, free, games, geek, learning, learning software, news, pro-d, professional development, school counselor, STEM, teachers, technology, thecounselinggeek, tips
…is free offering from Valve to enhance learning opportunities in multiple learning styles. Please share this article with your teacher friends and administrators via Twitter, E-Mail, Facebook, Google+, or word of mouth! The blog author, Jeffrey Ream M.S, PPS, writes for The Counseling Geek. Connect with Jeff via email, Twitter, Google+, and Facebook….
by Jeff Ream | Aug 7, 2012 | counseling, Counseling Tech, interview, Interview Series, pro-d, professional development, school counselor, thecounselinggeek
…– from a written interview (like this one) to video interviews over Skype/Google Hangouts. I am excited about this because I not only learn a lot myself, but I feel that the info shared by some of the people willing to let me ask them some questions about their counseling program will be valuable to all counselors out in the blog world. I hope to make this a semi-regular series on The Counseling Geek, but that will take help from all you counselo…
by Jeff Ream | Oct 22, 2012 | 21st century skills, counseling, Counseling Tech, geek, professional development, school counselor, social networking, technology, tips
…n also make reading the material enjoyable or a nightmare. Think about why Google and Gmail are some of the most used email and search engine platforms in the world – they are clear, clean, and easy to use. Try to emulate that when creating your emails and posts. Do you really need the fancy script fonts or to use (arguably the most hated font ever) Comic San Serif in every email? It may look cute to you, but think about the reader. Are they readi…
by Jeff Ream | Aug 12, 2013 | Collaboration, interview, Interview Series, jeffrey ream, school counselor, thecounselinggeek
…eling grad turned first year IB counselor extraordinaire, using the trusty Google Drive collaboration tool! I hope you enjoy the read and as always, remember you can leave comments and email me with any questions. You can also tweet or add Megan on Twitter using the @Megan_M_Kelly username. Jeff: Can you introduce yourself and tell a little bit about yourself and your current place as a school counselor? Megan: Greetings Readers! My name is Megan…
by Jeff Ream | Sep 29, 2013 | 21st century skills, Counseling Tech, Review, technology, tools
…paragraph, the features of Any.Do include full sync between devices, your Google account, and web/chrome interface. There are apps for Android and iOS plus a new standalone Chrome App (no browser window need be open). The chrome extension can automatically pull email subjects to make to do’s, setup reminder alarms, drag and drop to put off until later, and swipe to cross them off your list. A fun tool with the phone app is to remove the crossed o…
by Jeff Ream | Nov 23, 2013 | 21st century skills, box.com, Counseling Tech, deals, feedly, free, geek, pocket, Review, school counselor, technology, thecounselinggeek, tips, video blog
…GB account or The blog author, Jeffrey Ream M.S, PPS, writes for The Counseling Geek. Connect with Jeff via email, Twitter, Google+, and Facebook….
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by Jeff Ream | Feb 1, 2014 | #scchat, ASCA 2014, ASCA14, Collaboration, contest, counseling, Counseling Tech, donate, donation, free, scholarship
…equirements. 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 short answer response to what you are most excited to learn about at ASCA 2014 and how the product you created stretched your tech skills. Submission Form I will be reviewing the entries after the submission deadline and selecting the winner by their application, product submission (use…
