by Jeff Ream | Feb 26, 2015 | Counseling Tech, Featured, school counselor, technology, tips, video blog
…simple but mega-powerful Gmail Labs tool – Canned Responses. I created a 5 minute 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]…
by Jeff Ream | Aug 8, 2017 | Featured, #scchat, Back to School, counseling, learning, professional development, school counselor, social networking, tips, tools
…lp myself and the readers find all the good stuff. Enjoy! School Counselor Blog Danielle’s blog was one of the founding influences on this very blog you are reading today. She writes about all types of content and is very tech savvy. She hasn’t updated in about a year, but there are a few hundred posts for your reading pleasure from as far back (but oh still relevant) as 2009. She is completing her Doctoral program and I imagine the dissertation t…
by Jeff Ream | May 30, 2012 | counseling technology series, geek, jeffrey ream, school counselor, technology, thecounselinggeek, video blog
…Tablets in the Classroom, and others. For more video blogs or to view this Video Blog posting on YouTube, please visit (& Subscribe for updates): http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCounselingGeek How to start implementing technology in your counseling program series: Most are nerveous about how to start or resistant! Technology is growing exponentially – Moore’s Law tells # of transistors on chip double every 18 – 24 months. Makes buying technology st…
by Jeff Ream | Jun 5, 2012 | 21st century skills, counseling, counseling technology series, google docs, jeffrey ream, school counselor, survey, technology, thecounselinggeek, tutorial, video blog
…our work anywhere with internet connectivity (including phones, tablets/iPads, and laptops). As always, if you have any questions, comments, or requests for things you would like to see covered – I will do my best to provide. Shoot me an email, comment below, or Tweet me. Video and links after the break. Links to view my demo documents (you can try commenting on them too): Document Link Document Help Page Presentation Link Presentation…
by Jeff Ream | Sep 17, 2016 | Featured, video blog
…20 has the highest rated reviews from my research into HD webcams. See the video recording to see how to adjust which device is used for recording video or sound if you will not use the devices on your laptop or other device. Since this change just happened, I have only had the opportunity to record a few events live. Before this – I had to record on my old cell phone and then upload to YouTube, wait for processing, edit some, wait for processin…
by Jeff Ream | Feb 16, 2014 | 21st century skills, Counseling Tech, counseling technology series, professional development, school counselor, technology, thecounselinggeek, tips, tutorial, video blog
…TCG takes a look at LucidChart As I kick off my week of vacation (finally!) for Ski week, I wanted to get a new Vlog out to you. 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. Check out the video below for more info. Let me know what you think of LucidChart! …
by Jeff Ream | Apr 30, 2020 | automation, Counseling Tech, counseling technology series, Featured, learning, professional development, school counselor, technology, tips, tools, video blog
…linked to some additional blog posts related to the content I cover in the videos. If you loved the videos below – feel free to leave a “tip” in the form of a donation to the School Counselor Community Scholarship program that helps send school counselors to the annual ASCA National Conference each year. So without further ado – I present the 6 part series for your viewing pleasure. Ep 1: My distance set up and better Google Forms for School Couns…
by Jeff Ream | May 17, 2014 | Featured
…the tool is how action oriented it is. You can create categories and then label them as “decision” “action” “info” etc. This lets people reviewing minutes later have a much more streamlined approach to find out what needs to happen. From that, you can also assign specific people to tasks and give them a deadline all within the same line. At the end of the meeting, if you have added all members names and email addresses to the meeting, all you nee…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 28, 2014 | ASCA14, Branding, Featured, tips, tutorial
…package. Decision #2 – Hosting Service Building a Better School Counseling Blog and moving to a more customizable blog platform usually will require web hosting. Web hosting is purchasing (really leasing) some space and bandwidth on a web server and with a WordPress.org install – you will need your own hosting plan. Most plans range between $4-$15/month depending on the features, company, and plan. When I was doing my research – I went with BlueHo…
by Jeff Ream | Jan 8, 2013 | 21st century skills, counseling, Counseling Tech, counseling technology series, free, geek, jeffrey ream, school counselor, social networking, STEM, technology, thecounselinggeek, tips, tutorial, video blog
…The blog author, Jeffrey Ream M.S, PPS, writes for The Counseling Geek. Connect with Jeff via email, Twitter, Google+, and Facebook….
