…that have grown exponentially. I have been able to make many new friends, networking connections, and colleagues – plus access the best PLN I know of. Posts and social media activity have slowed some for me – with the fall being pretty busy at school and our new dog in the house. In 2014, I plan to improve resource posting through more video blogs, tech tools I have learned about in the last few months, tutorials for skills school counselors can…
…g Challenge A seventh-grader reports persistent harassment across multiple social media platforms. You need current statistics for family conferences and intervention strategies that account for rapidly evolving digital landscapes. Research Revolution in Action Query: “2024 and 2025 middle school cyberbullying statistics and evidence-based intervention strategies social media platforms” Below you can see the results of this query (2 images): In th…
…uper smoothly. It does take some planning, pre-thinking, and a little luck/networking, but running a case study is not THAT difficult if you realize the huge benefits for students and parents in your community. I am working on a full Case Study packet that I hope to have available on my Teachers Pays Teachers store before the end of the school year (it is a LOT of work to put together three full fake Common Apps complete with transcripts, essays,…
…ng in? The table below will show the income from advertising and affiliate networking: Income Source Amount Amazon Affiliate Links $45.68 Total Income $45.68 Total net for June 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016 is a loss of $493.63. Please note that some of this is upfront costs that will not appear next year. I pay for multiple year contracts of hosting services and I also had a change in host provider that required investment sooner rather than later. I h…
…ng in? The table below will show the income from advertising and affiliate networking: Income Source Amount Amazon Affiliate Links $70.59 Other Advertising $75.00 Total Income $145.59 Total net for July 2014 – May 2015 is a loss of $64.11. What this means and what can I do to help? This does not mean that TCG is shuttering the site – I knew by running this site and making a few upgrades over the last year and a half that it would cost more mon…
…me of the meaningful things that I got from the breakout sessions and time networking with some new and alll my digital friends. Hands down my favorite part of ASCA 13 was getting to meet many of my fellow bloggers and many Twitter/Facebook friends. I am not going to go into a long review of each breakout session I went to because if you are on Twitter, you got a live tweet of almost all of the breakout sessions throughout the conference on #ASCA1…
…Week. You can check out the celebrations happening around the country via social media using the #NSCW18 (or the two numbers of the current year at the end) Don’t let their hard work go unnoticed. A kind word, a coffee, some cookies are always nice. There are also nice things that you can buy that not only help us know you support us but also allow us to support our profession! Check out some great shopping ideas for your school counselors below…
…hat!?! We work hand in hand (figuratively) with the support of our student social/emotional needs. Our school uses the RTI model and we have expanded it to our student support team as well. Hilary is primarily our Tier 1 Support along with me in the classrooms. Students can talk to her about a rough day, take a break, get tea, etc. When students are seen that fall into our more needy category – Hilary and I work together to support the students. W…
…ers include a customizable privacy statement, you can 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 t…
…unseling Geek) includes access to a few great plugins including Monarch (a social media tool) and Bloom (an opt-in tool). I use both, but Bloom is helpful for helping visitors connect to your email list. You have many different options to integrate Bloom into your site – from sidebar widgets to pop up or inline content. There are other WordPress plugins that do similar things if you are not an Elegant Themes subscriber or not interested in paying…
