by Jeff Ream | Apr 2, 2014 | 21st century skills, ASCA14, Counseling Tech, Featured, professional development, technology, tutorial, video blog, YouTube
This blog post will be discussing YouTube and all the power that it provides to school counselors everywhere. From morning school announcements to recording parent nights, the power of YouTube is unquestionable. As one of the most popular websites around the world, YouTube has created a huge name for itself in entertainment, education, and broadcast.
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 | Feb 4, 2014 | #scchat, counseling, National School Counseling Week 2014, NSCW14, school counseling on air, school counselor, thanks, video blog
Jeff Ream shares a short video thanking all the school counselors and Counseling Geek readers for their great work during National School Counseling Week.
by Jeff Ream | Nov 23, 2013 | 21st century skills, box.com, Counseling Tech, deals, feedly, free, geek, pocket, Review, school counselor, technology, thecounselinggeek, tips, video blog
New Video BlogThe Geek reviews Pocket, Feedly, and Box.comBringing back the video blog from the depths – check out the YouTube video for this blog entry (links to all services can be found below the embedded video. Be sure to subscribe to The Counseling...
by Jeff Ream | Jan 13, 2013 | 21st century skills, ASCA, classroom tools, Counseling Tech, free, news, professional development, school counseling on air, school counselor, SCOA, social networking, support, technology, tips, tutorial, video blog
Get ready!A collaboration between many school counselor bloggers across the country is coming together to offer a new experience for many of us. During National School Counseling Week, Feb. 4th – 10th, there will be nightly presentations hosted on Google...
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.
by Jeff Ream | Sep 14, 2012 | 21st century skills, Interview Series, professional development, school counselor, technology, thecounselinggeek, video blog
Welcome back and I am super excited to bring one of my most used resources and also one of the biggest names in Counseling Technology to you via the next installment of The Counseling Geek’s Interview Series. I was incredibly honored the Dr. Erin Mason...
by Jeff Ream | Jul 27, 2012 | 21st century skills, classroom tools, Counseling Tech, Nexus 7, Review, school counselor, STEM, technology, tips, video blog
After a terribly late arrival (due to the high demand) my Nexus 7 finally arrived. A 7-inch tablet made by Asus and Google, it provides stiff competition for the industry leading iPad. From my few weeks of playing with the N7, I have been thoroughly impressed. I had...
by Jeff Ream | Jul 10, 2012 | 21st century skills, activity, counseling, free, geek, interview, job hunt, portfolio, pro-d, professional development, school counselor, teachers, technology, thecounselinggeek, tips, tutorial, video blog
Knock the socks off of your next interviewer!
Back in my undergraduate program, a project that was assigned in one of my technology courses was to develop a professional portfolio utilizing a high-tech tool. I used PowerPoint to build an easy to navigate and professional looking “program” that will allow interviewers, principals, and other stakeholders to view all my qualifications (resume, cover letter, transcripts) and showcase my technological skills at the same time.
by Jeff Ream | Jul 5, 2012 | 21st century skills, counseling technology series, free, geek, google docs, school counselor, support, survey, teachers, technology, thecounselinggeek, tutorial, video blog
Gather Powerful Data to Drive Curriculum Using Google Docs FormsCounseling programs are driven by data and following the ASCA National Model. We want to make data based decisions in our programs, justify our processes, and let parents, administrators, and other... 
