by Jeff Ream | Feb 26, 2020 | Featured, scheduling, tips
…key pieces of their classes with prospective students, the students got a better idea of their courses they are interested in and as we are now into the scheduling process – I am seeing a large decrease in inappropriate loads and course requests (i.e. I got a D in chem but I am going to take AP chem next year). Teachers said that they liked getting info about AP courses out to kids before they are making scheduling choices, that they hoped we do…
by Jeff Ream | Jun 9, 2013 | award, counseling, geek, Geeklie Awards, honor, professional development, school counselor
…If you don’t blog already – I could not recommend it more. It is easy, fun, and will connect you with many resources. Want some tips on how to do it and are going to ASCA 2013? Check out the Get Your Blog On session on Wednesday July 3 at 9am. 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 | Jun 5, 2012 | 21st century skills, counseling, counseling technology series, google docs, jeffrey ream, school counselor, survey, technology, thecounselinggeek, tutorial, video blog
…cs tutorial I have planned for you. This is a (most likely) two part video blog covering the different aspects of Google Docs, how we can use these powerful tools as educators, and a quick tutorial on how to use each program within Google Docs. Google recently changed their Google Docs to Google Drive, which has a downloadable program that syncs a folder on your PC with all of your Google Docs files — this is not required to use Google Docs. This…
by Jeff Ream | May 30, 2012 | counseling technology series, geek, jeffrey ream, school counselor, technology, thecounselinggeek, video blog
…s 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 start ge…
by Jeff Ream | May 30, 2012 | geek, jeffrey ream, school counselor, technology, thecounselinggeek, welcome
…didn’t know what this meant, you may be one). As you are checking out the blog entries, please feel free to explore my professional portfolio. In future blog posts, I will be explaining how to build a site like mine, utilize other tools like podcasting, powerpoint tips, and creating screencasts of presentations/webcam sessions. If there are every any questions or requests for tips, please shoot me an email or comment. Until next time… *Note* – I…
by Jeff Ream | Oct 22, 2012 | 21st century skills, counseling, Counseling Tech, geek, professional development, school counselor, social networking, technology, tips
…ing longer articles about things you are interested in. I hope that this information has been useful and I look forward to sharing a few of the tools I use in my communication in an upcoming blog post. Stay tuned. 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 | Jul 30, 2013 | 21st century skills, Back to School, calendar, Counseling Tech, dropbox, google docs, Linky Party, school counseling on air, SCOA, technology, tips
…nd get in on the fun. It is basically a series of questions that you, as a blogger, answer along with many other writers. After heading home from ASCA 2013, I am connected to so many new people – I am going to be making more of an effort to participate and reflect on as many other blogs as I can possibly digest. My contract is based on the teacher’s pay and time scale, but I do have an extra 15 days on top of the normal requirement of teachers (pa…
by Jeff Ream | May 30, 2015 | #scchat, Featured, look back, thanks, thecounselinggeek
…or throughout the year as I can. So…what’s to come? Contrary to what many blogs on blogging would say – I don’t tend to plan much of my content out or have a “posting schedule”. I tend to have an idea for a post and start working on it as it comes. I hope to provide some more great video resources, want to schedule some more video interviews with school counselors through this next year (email me if you are interested in being interviewed!), and…
by Jeff Ream | May 30, 2012 | 21st century skills, counseling technology series, dropbox, geek, google docs, jeffrey ream, school counselor, technology, thecounselinggeek, tips, warnings
…I could spend a while discussing this, but that is another topic and I may blog about it at another time. Google Docs (Recently Changed to Drive) – An Office In The Clouds Finally today, I want to briefly touch on our next focus – Google Documents (or Docs…now Drive). I will have a video blog going over the various tools, formats, and some problem areas that you can run into when using this in the next few days, however to get ready for that – I…
by Jeff Ream | Nov 30, 2015 | #scchat, Counseling Tech, Featured, free, professional development, RAMP, scheduling, school counselor, technology, tools
…king your appointments to the next level Watch the following YouTube video blog I created to guide you through the background and features of the tool that I depend on to manage my appointments – ScheduleOnce. Please share, comment, and subscribe to get all the greatest and latest from the blog today! Schedule well my friends. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Fq7vEXVJgZU…
