by Jeff Ream | Jul 25, 2025 | Featured
…counselors seeking systematic implementation. https://learnprompting.org/blog/guide-perplexity Perplexity Official Getting Started Hub Straight from the source. Covers Pro Search features, Spaces organization, and file upload capabilities. Essential for understanding the full platform potential beyond basic searches. https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/getting-started Dorik’s Step-by-Step Visual Guide Perfect for visual learners. Screenshots and ste…
by Jeff Ream | Dec 5, 2018 | counseling, Featured, free, school counselor, teachers, technology, tips
…a full walkthrough on Eventbrite – please check out this other post on my blog: Using Eventbrite In Your School: The Easy Event Management App I didn’t sign up to be an event coordinator… I am not quite sure about you, but when I got my Masters for school counseling – I didn’t realize how much event (and test) coordination would tag along with the job. I typically dread processing registrations, sign ups and getting info out to attendees for thin…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 17, 2015 | Featured, Presentation, tips
…he old adage “fake it ’till you make it” will be your mantra as we work on building our ability to take command of the room. Almost every time you get up to speak to a group of people – they are specifically gathered to hear your words of wisdom, your story, or your approach to a problem. This is a huge bonus and should be a big confidence booster. Why? Because you rock and they want to see how you rock it! Activity Time This activity is quick, re…
by Jeff Ream | Aug 5, 2016 | Featured, counseling, professional development, school counselor
…doing no matter what it is. From making my computer work better, finding a better way to prepare a steak, or folding laundry – easier is better. Now, I love working with my colleagues across the country and each of us is super busy at our own levels. Whether we have 100 students or 1000 students on our caseload – our mental fortitude and our students can benefit from us optimizing our office, routines, and approach to school counseling. Too often,…
by Jeff Ream | May 5, 2023 | 21st century skills, counseling, Counseling Tech, Featured, technology, tools
…’ll see. Sidenote and Update: So…it’s been a while since my last post. I blog to learn, challenge myself and to hopefully share some of the things I have learned along the way. I don’t blog to hit a post goal, drive traffic to ads, etc. So I haven’t posted in over a year now and that is primarily because I am a busy dad to 3 boys. My youngest son was born in 2022 so the Ream household is busy and my energy has been spent trying to keep up! I hop…
by Jeff Ream | Sep 5, 2021 | Counseling Tech, Featured, free, Presentation, technology, tips, tools, YouTube
…Totally up to you. I, personally, wish I would have spent a bit more for a better tripod. Expect to spend between $20 – $100 on a tripod. All in for the suggested upgrades – you could be looking at roughly $200 – $250. If you wanted to get real techy and have fun – you could also explore a green screen! AmazonBasics Tripod Ubeesize 67″ Tripod Configuring For Streaming: Before we start setting up the tools – we need to first set up where we will be…
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
…Blog The Geek reviews Pocket, Feedly, and Box.com Bringing 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 Geek’s YouTube channel for updates and all the latest videos or archives. Pocket Visit www.getpocket.com to sign up for your account. Feedly Visit www.feedly.com to register. Box Visit www.box.com to regi…
by Jeff Ream | Sep 1, 2014 | Featured, school counselor, technology
…rs out there that use Bloglovin to follow their favorite school counseling bloggers. Using the same RSS feed as feedly, Bloglovin is a website and set of mobile apps that helps you gather all of your feeds into one place. Another great feature is that it helps you find other blogs similar to what you already read that you may be interested in. Bloglovin, from my somewhat limited experience, seems to be a little less customizable that feedly – whic…
by Jeff Ream | Aug 12, 2013 | Collaboration, interview, Interview Series, jeffrey ream, school counselor, thecounselinggeek
…re of the profession and, outside of their graduate education, there is no better place for them to learn best practices and gain inspiration for their own work as school counselors. In addition to feeling a little overwhelmed (which is normal), they are guaranteed to leave the conference feeling inspired, connected, and prepared for the future with ample, newly acquired resources at their disposal. J: Were there any road blocks you came across wh…
by Jeff Ream | Oct 25, 2015 | Featured, Presentation, tips, tools
…ugly or hard to digest – the impact is not nearly as good as it could be. Building effective and beautify presentations doesn’t require a degree in graphic design or expensive software. All it takes is knowing where to look and what to look for regarding graphics plus a few simple design rules. Finding the right images Please…please…PLEASE stop using PowerPoint and Google Slides templates to develop your presentations. Just like when you revi…
