by Jeff Ream | Dec 28, 2015 | #scchat, counseling, Counseling Tech, Featured, free, technology, thecounselinggeek, video blog, YouTube
…ce with all of you. Looks like you enjoyed it as this was the most visited post from 2015. https://www.thecounselinggeek.com/2015/11/academic-success-groups.html Free Printable – Communication and Marketing Planning Guide for School Counselors Sharing all the great stuff we do on a daily basis is important. However, it isn’t always easy. So I created this Communication and Marketing Guide for School Counselors to help with the process. Feel free t…
by Jeff Ream | Dec 7, 2015 | #scchat, automation, Branding, Counseling Tech, Featured, free, technology, tips, tools
…add links to various social media outlets, snippets from your latest blog posts, link to Apple/Play stores for apps, quotes, and more. It is very user friendly and once you install it – you can set it and forget it. The image below is an example of my email signature…ignore my reminder email to myself about my holiday baked potato party. Be the purple fish. Small things lead to big things. By trying one small change and then another – you will ma…
by Jeff Ream | Jun 6, 2015 | box.com, Counseling Tech, dropbox, Featured, google docs, technology, tips, warnings
…se technology in our day-to-day school counseling, but I want to take this post and share another side of the story. One of my favorite sayings when helping people troubleshoot their tech is “Technology is great except when it doesn’t work”. The great (and repetitious) Spiderman line of “with great power comes great responsibility” rings very true with the use of technology. Because of the ability to do so many cool and useful things – an inherent…
by Jeff Ream | Dec 20, 2014 | 21st century skills, Counseling Tech, Featured, free, school counselor, technology, tools, video blog
…ins in the main office, but something that is really neat to do is be able post these things online. We have the technology! [Tweet “I betcha didn’t know you can map college apps & more for free! w/ Google Maps, you can! #scchat”] Google Maps is a free and easy way to map nearly anything and everything and host it on any website or link. This can be used for college admissions, but another awesome tool is to create maps of your local resources, co…
by Jeff Ream | Apr 5, 2014 | ASCA14, Featured, School Counselor Shopping List
…o of the School Counselor Shopping List. Just a reminder that this type of post is a by-monthly series that highlights a few tried and tested tools that you may want to add to your shopping list – be it tech tools, apps, books, or plain old helpful office items – you may find it here. Always looking for suggestions as well so please email them or comment away! Tools: Safco Model 10-Pocket Magazine Rack, Black Onyx (5… (Price: ~$60 USD) We have som…
by Jeff Ream | Jun 21, 2012 | 21st century skills, counseling, counseling technology series, dropbox, free, geek, jeffrey ream, learning, school counselor, technology, thecounselinggeek, tutorial
…file or folder (with the included files) to any website, email, or twitter post you can imagine. Users can preview the file in their browser or download the file to their computer (but not change the document on your computer or Dropbox folder). Dropbox is not needed by the people accessing the shared link. Dropbox.com Sharing Option Right Click Menu Integration In today’s world, 2GB (Gigabytes = ~1000MB) is not a huge number, but for storing docu…
by Jeff Ream | Mar 8, 2013 | 21st century skills, classroom tools, Counseling Tech, counseling technology series, learning software, Naviance, school counselor, STEM, technology
…taining, implementing, and utilization of Naviance. You can find the first post and second post by clicking on these links. Tomorrow, we are having our “site manager” training. In the past few weeks there has been two other trainings – one being an introductory phone conference with our coordinators and the other a webinar based walk-through with all the major players. I feel that most of the staff involved are getting excited – especially after t…
by Jeff Ream | Feb 23, 2014 | buy, counseling, Counseling Tech, items, School Counselor Shopping List, shopping, teachers, technology, tips
…you (and how I am using them in my counseling programs! I will most likely post bi-monthly about some of the recent purchases (or wish list items) that have really been great for my professional growth, blogging, and counseling site purposes. I hope that this is helpful for some and I will try to give some personal experience reviews when applicable. February & March 2014 Edition: Sidewalk A-Frame Mahogany Sandwich Board Sign (Price: ~$40 USD) Thi…
by Jeff Ream | Mar 23, 2014 | 21st century skills, Counseling Tech, Featured, geek, jeffrey ream, research, school counselor, School Counselor Shopping List, technology, thecounselinggeek, tips, tools
…move that will change how I utilize my computer(s) for good. Yesterday, I posted a blog post about Mouse Without Borders – a program that lets you use one mouse/keyboard to control multiple separate computers. However, what if you only have one computer? Did you know that there have been multiple studies (like this and this) showing the increased efficiency and productivity through using a two (or dual) monitor setup at work or home? It is true a…
by Jeff Ream | Mar 26, 2018 | Featured, school counselor, technology, tips
…about my experience with ScheduleOnce, please click here to read that blog post. I still love ScheduleOnce, but I have needed to make a few changes within the school counseling office (which I will explain below) that required me to consider other options. Why should this matter to me? This conversation is important because school counselors are often pulled many different directions and busy beyond belief. If you function with an Emergency Room m…
