50+ Tech Tools for School Counselors
How to Be More Engaging, Efficient, and Effective
- Angela Cleveland - Educational Consultant, 2017 New Jersey School Counselor of the Year
- Stephen Sharp - Educational Consultant, 2017 Pennsylvania Middle School Counselor of the Year
Foreword by Russell A. Sabella
Digital tools that will transform your practice
Educating students in the 21st century is about more than preparing them for work in the digital age; it's also about connecting with the whole student and transcending barriers. Written for school counselors and other education professionals, 50+ Tech Tools for School Counselors provides insightful descriptions of digital tools that can be used daily to not only enrich intervention and instruction but also guide decision-making, streamline work, enhance communication, and promote happier students. Readers will find:
- a framework for leadership and advocacy through the lens of technology
- vignettes demonstrating implementation and quotes from students and other stakeholders
- step-by-step guides and checklists
- perspectives from counselors around the country that provide a peer-to-peer feel
- narratives, technical descriptions, and diagrams
School counselors are often unsure or unaware of the myriad of existing tech tools. This book will help them enhance their practice, feel more confident, spend less time on paperwork, and enable today’s students to achieve success in school and access information on college and careers.
Free resources
50+ Tech Tools Digital Binder
Use this digital notebook as you read 50+ Tech Tools for School Counselors to deepen your learning and organize the tools you can use with your students.
Counselor Educators' Toolkit for 50+ Tech Tools
Use this toolkit as you read 50+ Tech Tools for School Counselors. Inside, you'll find activities, tools, and suggested assignments to use with your students.
Tech Tools Assessment
Use this Tech Tools Assessment to assess your understanding of the criteria for effective tech tools to use with your students.
Tech Tools Recommendation: Stop, Breath, Think, Headspace, and Insight Timer
The authors of 50+ Tech Tools for School Counselors recommend three apps (available for iOS & Android) that promote mindfulness and meditation.
Tech Tools Recommendation: Google Keep
This excerpt from 50+ Tech Tools for School Counselors describes organization tool Google Keep, which educators can use to create task lists for projects, work collaboratively to check off items as completed, and see what else needs to be done.
Tech Tools Recommendation: Flipgrid
In this excerpt from 50+ Tech Tools for School Counselors, the authors recommend Flipgrid, a video discussion tool where prompts are provided by the educator for each discussion topic and then participants respond via video responses, allowing for more in-depth responses than surveys and text allow.