Technology Toolbox for Counselors

Angela Cleveland, M.S.Ed., M.Ed., MA

All Practice Levels Beginner Level

School counselors are facing an increasing number of responsibilities, and technology can help streamline your practice and fulfill your professional responsibilities more efficiently. Learn how Twitter, Pinterest, Doodle, YouCanBookMe, Powtoon and more can help you achieve your professional goals. Focus on free, simple and fun online tools to connect with other school counselors and grow your toolbox of skills.

Technology Toolbox for Counselors

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Technology Toolbox for Counselors

Presented by: Angela Cleveland, M.S.Ed., M.Ed., MA

Author of I’m No Scaredy Cat … But I’m Afraid to go to School!

Co-Founder of ReigningIt @ReigningIt

@AngelaClevelan1

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Technology is changing our students, our profession,

and our world.

MTS Internet Baby Full Version

Twitter: Connecting Counselors #onehashtagatatime

#ASCA16

#SCCHAT - School Counselor Chat - 1st Tues of every month 8pm EST

#ESCCHAT - Elementary School Counselor Chat - Thursdays 8pm EST

#EMCHAT - Enrollment Management Chat (admissions topics for college/

higher ed) - Thursdays 9pm EST

Weekly Twitter Chat List

Use TweetDeck for Chats!

#SCCROWD- School Counselor Crowdsourcing- 3rd Tues of every month

Pinterest: More Than Recipes!

Doodle is a free website that simplifies schedule a meeting at work, get togethers with friends, or any other event in which several people have to find a date and time they are all available.

We are all very busy, and Doodle makes the process of getting together with others a lot easier.

● Schedule meetings● Schedule GNO● Survey for book club, restaurants, etc...

Email the link Doodle gives you to your friends and their names automatically populate the participants section. It’s easy for friends to fill out the form since all they do is put a check next to dates/times that work. Doodle color codes the chart with yes/no/ifneedbe and lists the number of responses of each at the bottom of the chart. Seriously, it is that easy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otgotGRSkXg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcFxG_Jbpww

Powtoon’s Mission:To address all the frustrations that people have with Power Point and Keynote and add animation and killer design

What is Kahoot!?

● a collection of questions on specific topics● asked in real-time, to an unlimited number of “players”● creates a social, fun & game-like learning environment● participate on computer, tablet, or smartphone● no log-in account needed● great for all ages

1. Go to: Kahoot.it2. Type in Game Pin I give you.3. Type in your FIRST NAME or an

appropriate NICKNAME.4. Join.

https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/93d9d434-3765-4d81-aa53-875f95c7f145

● There are different links for Kahoot It.○ To create one: https://create.kahoot.it ○ Kids get game pin and play at: kahoot.it

● You can set the timer for as long or short as you like (I did 20-30 seconds). If everyone responds in 15 seconds, it moves on so you don't have to wait.

● You can make the questions worth points or not worth points. Points make it more competitive, but the kids will see if they are #50/50 on their computer. Only the top 5 respondents are listed after each question.

● Faster answers earn more points, even if two people respond with the same correct answer.

Helpful Kahoot Tips

❖ I’ve used this for a “new students” group. Students divided up topics/tips for new students (making friends, managing a locker, etc…). They each created a comic strip (6 squares is the max for free accounts). We distributed the comic strip series to other new students.

❖ I used the strips in a Girls’ Empowerment Group. The students made strips with themselves as the main character overcoming a challenge they face.

❖ I also used it in a group where students were disorganized. They made comic strips about their journey from disorganized to organized.

Use StoryboardThat to create FREE comic strips!

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Angela Cleveland has been a school counselor since 2001 and anti-bullying specialist since 2011. She is a Google Certified Educator who advocates for using technology to collaborate with colleagues and enhance school culture. Ms. Cleveland champions the infusion of technology into both the counseling and teaching environment to expand learning and collegial sharing beyond the walls of the traditional classroom. She advocates for equal access to STEM, emphasizing the critical need to empower and support girls and minorities to give them access to STEM opportunities. Ms. Cleveland co-founded ReingingIt, “creating a #STEM dialogue inclusive of every woman.” Ms. Cleveland attended the United #StateofWomen White House Summit on June 14, 2016 to represent the school counseling profession and promote equal access to #STEM. In addition, Ms. Cleveland is the author of two children’s books: I’m No Scaredy Cat...But I’m Afraid to go to School! (about school refusal and generalized anxiety) and Peter’s Special Concoction: How a Little Boy Learned to Manage Type 1 Diabetes. Follow her on Twitter @AngelaClevelan1. Bitly: http://bit.ly/23cwwyh