by Jeff Ream | Jan 2, 2016 | #scchat, Counseling Tech, counseling technology series, Featured, free, Marketing, social networking, technology, tips, tools
…Further Reading/Watching: How To Get The IT Department To Do Their Actual Job (Source: Videojug — humor) Tip #6: Build a website (not that hard). Ok – get your heart rate back under control. We are not talking about any coding or knowledge needed of webdesign. With today’s FREE tools – anyone (my grandma!) can create their own website. I don’t care what you make it for – your school counseling department, a school counseling blog, your profession…
by Jeff Ream | Dec 12, 2015 | ASCA, Featured, School Counselor Community Scholarship
…ons and videos quickly convert hobbies, heroes and favorites into matching job recommendations at four different educational levels. If you are interested in checking out The Career Game – please visit www.careergame.com. Special Instructions to Order: By Phone – mention “SCCS” to the operator By Fax – refer to “SCCS” on the Purchase Order itself, or on the cover sheet By Mail – reference “SCCS” on the Purchase Order On their site – there is a com…
by Jeff Ream | Nov 7, 2015 | Building A Better Blog Series, Featured, school counselor
…n or hundreds of thousands – email carries the news of pending deliveries, job openings, family updates and great inheritances from Nigerian princes. As school counselors – we have so many great ways to use email as a tool. This article will primarily be focused on using email in relation to someone’s school counseling blog – but the ideas here are expandable! Take the idea of an email list for a school based blog writing about college application…
by Jeff Ream | May 30, 2015 | #scchat, Featured, look back, thanks, thecounselinggeek
…MSCA, and NVSCA). While initially started as an inroad to my current “real job” and having no intention of continuing to write after I got the position – I look back and couldn’t imagine my professional life without this outlet. Going through undergraduate school studying teacher ed – I told myself (and cohort/professors) that I 1: did not want to teach and 2: did not want to teach little kids. I knew I wanted to go into Professional School Counse…
by Jeff Ream | Dec 31, 2014 | counseling, Counseling Tech, Featured, school counselor, video blog, year in review
…ontacts around the country about five pressing questions for people in the job market and what counselors are looking for when interviewing for new hires. Thank you to all my friends who took the time to answer some of the questions – many from #scchat on Twitter and my fellow board members at CASC. I picked a few answers from each that you can look through below for tips and advice. Read the whole post here: Interview and Applicant Essentials Bui…
by Jeff Ream | Sep 9, 2014
…selors Annual Conference — Breakout – “Making the Cut: Tips and Tricks for Job Seekers” San Joaquin County Counselor Summit – Breakout – “3 Presentation Tips: Telling Our Stories” California Association of School Counselors 2016 Annual Conference – Breakout – “10 Tech Tools for School Counselor Sanity” San Joaquin County Counselor Summit – Breakout – “10 Tech Tools for School Counselor Sanity” Missouri School Counselor Association Saturday Institu…
by Jeff Ream | Jun 1, 2014 | Featured, School Counselor Shopping List, shopping
…s. This keyboard mouse combo is not costly (some run $80+) but does a good job. The range is enough for any large office and battery life is good. Geek rating: A Items to enjoy over summer: Victorinox 40520 Fibrox 8″ Chef’s Knife ($40) On my downtime – I really enjoy cooking. It is a total de-stresser for me and I get to enjoy the results. A key to any cooking expedition is a good knife. This knife is one of the best buys you will find. Top rated…
by Jeff Ream | Apr 4, 2014
…possible consulting rates. All rates billed by 10 minute increments following a minimum of 30 minutes. Scheduling: Because I am a full time high school counselor, professional development and consulting must be arranged around my full time job. Evenings, weekends, holidays, breaks, or summer are prime time for obtaining my services. Please keep this in mind. I am also on PST and I am generally available during work days after 4:00PM PST. Contact…
by Jeff Ream | May 30, 2012 | counseling technology series, geek, jeffrey ream, school counselor, technology, thecounselinggeek, video blog
…xpensive! What I hope to do: Debunk some fears Intro some new and useful tech Connect it to your counseling program But do I have to??? Yes. It is the future (much counseling is turning to online counseling) Online education is increasing as studens become more connected Does it dehuminize our job? What if i am scared? That is natural Taking on something new and unfamiliar will present challenges and require patients, time, and effort. Pro-D Next…
by Jeff Ream | Jun 7, 2012 | 21st century skills, free, geek, identity theft, jeffrey ream, LastPass, school counselor, security, technology, thecounselinggeek, tips, tutorial, warnings
…use it for your email, facebook, twitter, bank, etc. you make the hacker’s job very easy. If they can get into one of your accounts, they get into all of your accounts. You want to have different passwords for different accounts. Your email is specifically important as they can use it to reset passwords at other sites (through those ‘forgot my password’ links), so be sure to lock that down. One way to maintain different passwords across different…
