My Favorite
Websites/Tech Tools
There are so many technology tools
available to use in the classroom today. I am a 7th and 8th
counselor. Here is my "must have" list.
I find myself using iPads in
my Guidance Counselor classroom fairly regularly. They certainly make a great
addition to my counseling programs. So here's my list of apps. Most of these
apps are free.
·
Scribble Press (free): Story creating app that students really
enjoy! The stories are pre-made and the students can fill in the blanks with
their info. Can be used as a getting to know you activity in both individual
and group settings (in a group setting this would be great to use for those of
you that have school sets of iPod touches).
·
Puppet Pals HD (free): My students LOVE this app, another
story creation app where students can take pictures of them from the iPad
camera roll and insert themselves into a story.
·
Dragon Dictation (free): I use the app to record notes and
reminders for myself. Just speak and dragon will transfer your voice into
written text. You can edit, save & email those notes.
·
TeacherPal (free): This is great to organize groups and keep
track of who's in which group.
I use an online Survey (www.freeonlinesurvey.com)
to do my end of the year staff
evaluation of my program. The staff survey save so much time, tabulating
the data and making the charts.
SchoolCounselor Resources.com This site
includes printable forms for use in classroom observation, awards, certificates, documentation logs and
other similar forms. This website has a variety of interesting PowerPoint
presentations for use in the elementary guidance setting. Some examples of useful presentations
include: Behavior
Management, Study Skills, and Character Ed.
I
use my digital camera to take pictures of my students for the bulletin board
and my door. Students love having their picture displayed.
Our county use
Kuder career assessment. It is a fun and
informative method of personal career exploration. Each assessment takes
approximately 15 to 20 minutes to complete.
famemaine.com “Get a Life” encourages conversation among
students regarding career goals and aspirations, while emphasizing the importance
of making the right choices in order to have as many options in life as
possible.
“STOP THAT BULLY!” This web site ( zunal.com) research the topic of bullying and various types of bullying that are common for school students. Through research students will work together to better understand the subject as well as complete a project focused on bullying prevention.
The state of Alabama use Inow program to maintain students’ record, demographic,
contact info, schedules, and activity logs.
I order all of my printing supplies from Vistaprint. com.
Often the items are free specials (business cards, postcards, posters) you just
pay for shipping.
Dropbox- Online storage works just like a
flash drive without the small flash! Documents, pictures, video and music can
be stored and shared online with others
