by Jeff Ream | Sep 8, 2015 | Counseling Tech, Featured, free, technology, tools, video blog
…l of you school documents. I spent some time this week (between my million scheduling meetings) to update my course flowchart that compares HS grad requirements to our different college requirements. It also reminded me why I like LucidChart so much. I went from an ugly spreadsheet looking version of our grad reqs (which I didn’t create) to this more visually appealing flowchart. I did a video guide about LucidChart a while back – please check it…
by Jeff Ream | Dec 31, 2014 | counseling, Counseling Tech, Featured, school counselor, video blog, year in review
…ucidChart I started using LucidChart towards the end of last year for some scheduling documents at my site. It was handy for showing progressions, processes, or steps to take. This video blog post is a helpful guide to getting started with some of the various ways you can use LucidChart in your School Counseling practice everyday. Watch the Video Blog here: Tech Tool Video – LucidChart Dress The Part: Guys Gotta Look Good Too… Jeremy Goldman of PH…
by Jeff Ream | Apr 4, 2014
…ll 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 me to discuss dates, times, a…
by Jeff Ream | Feb 18, 2013 | 21st century skills, ANFSCD, automation, calendar, classroom tools, Counseling Tech, free, jeffrey ream, scheduling, technology, tips, tools
…leOnce (also linked to meetme.so). You may or may not have heard of online scheduling tools that include features like: appointment requests, seamless integration with different calendar types, propose meeting times that helps pick the best time/date for all participants, and many more! I always have hated the “old fashioned” way of making appointments, which goes something like: Parent calls and leaves a message saying they want to meet Finally g…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 30, 2013 | 21st century skills, Back to School, calendar, Counseling Tech, dropbox, google docs, Linky Party, school counseling on air, SCOA, technology, tips
…d helped me tremendously. 3. ScheduleOnce – I wrote a blog post about this scheduling software, but being an only counselor and not having a dedicated secretary, I need to organize my time effectively. This tool allows students and parents to request time slots for appointments and syncs it with my Google Calendar. Having only done it once before at my site, I imagine it will be pretty similar. I usually hold grade level meetings and introduce mys…
by Jeff Ream | Jan 18, 2014 | counseling, Counseling Tech, Naviance, research, Review
…ourse loads based on what classes are in students plans. Handy when master scheduling. Needs Improvement There are some things that I would suggest to improve within Naviance. The lead time when implementing the program is pretty significant and takes some serious man hours to do it right. The process is a lot of collaborating between tech services, counselors, and people who do your information systems to get the data imports just right. I am sti…
