…e 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 time with Gmail Canned Responses thanks to @CounselingGeek – u can too! #scchat”] [sociallocker id=1387] [/sociallocker]…
…g programs Marketing/Branding Leadership Systems level thinking And more… “Thanks to The Counseling Geek I launched my very first parent e-newsletter this afternoon! Thanks for the great talk at ASCA 2014 and the resources and courage to hit “Send Now” on MailChimp!” Prior and Upcoming Speaking Engagements Albuquerque Public Schools – Full Day Lecture – “Efficient (yet caring) School Counseling and Marketing 101: Tapping Into Underused Tools and T…
…Today’s post is thanks to Amalia Bush from The Best Choice Reviews who has passed along a very cool and informative infographic (a visual representation of data) comparing the ever popular iPad to other tablets on the market. Take a look! The blog author, Jeffrey Ream M.S, PPS, writes for The Counseling Geek. Connect with Jeff via email, Twitter, Google+, and Facebook….
…nd it is not school counselor specific, but that is the beauty of the site. It lets us be creative and find ways to use mainstream technology within our own programs. One of my more recent favorite posts: Google Forms can do anything with these awesome add-ons Thanks for reading! Of course, I hope you enjoy reading The Counseling Geek as well. Please keep visiting and supporting your continual professional development. Do you have a favorite blog?…
…. All credit goes to Abbie and her classes – I am just the messenger here. Thanks Abbie! The class created a website that has a different theme for each month of the school year and it is geared towards an 11th or 12th grade class. They also created four posters that you can download below that are useful for helping show the standard process that seniors going through college or financial aid applications take. They are very well done! Enjoy and…
…ogle Calendar for Android – I am very tied to my calendar. It runs my day. Thanks to training students and parents that I run my office by appointment (except for emergencies) – it really helps me stay on task and organized. I know my meetings for the day and can ensure I am prepared for them before leaving the day prior. It also helps me be more proactive than reactive. I use Google Calendar on Chrome, but wanted to shout out the app on Android b…
…ing or consulting – please see my speaking and professional services page. Thanks! What’s going out? The table below will show you the operating expenses (minus any personal gifts to things like #SC|CS15) of running this site: Item/Service Cost Webhosting (2 Year Contract) $152.76 Elegant themes premium WP theme $89.00 Fundraising Plugin $32.00 Google Apps & Domain Registration $14.95 Giveaways and misc. $50.00 SC|CS 2016 Fees (my donation) $200.0…
…obile devices! Love me some Dropbox! I am going all in with @Dropbox Pro – thanks for the tip @CounselingGeek Share on X High School Books (sorry middle and elementary levels – HS is where I know my books so I cannot recommend useful texts – read on for other great buys though!) At work, I have a large bookshelf – and it is full. One reason is that when I was a graduate student – I made it a point to purchase a used book or two from Amazon each se…
…ve a tool like Naviance. With Naviance, I simply have it prepare and print labels for any school that a student applied to in the last 10 years. It spits out just under 200 different schools from down the road to France and lets me put them on mailing labels really easily. Now if you don’t have Naviance, like I didn’t the first year I did this, I actually sent out the letter via email. I scoured websites and created lists of admissions and outreac…
…k around the inter-webs at all the other great tips for developing great presentations and soon – educators won’t have to sit through boring presentations any longer. Thanks for reading! [Tweet “Making my presentations awesome with @CounselingGeek #schoolcounselors #scchat”]…
