Here are my notes from the session that give you a description of what each new tool does.

1. School Counselors Tech Toolbox Session Notes:
Three Topics:
● Social media
● Data Collection/working smarter
● Counselor PR
SOCIAL MEDIA
Pinterest - create a school counselor board
- helps to have different topic boards so don't have so many pins
Facebook - counselor groups on Facebook by level that you can join
- under files section tons of lesson plans for you to use!!!
- Elementary counselor exchange
- Caught in the middle
- High school counselor network
Tag board - search social media hashtags in one spot
YouTube - make a playlist click add too
Type the word quiet in front of YouTube removes ads!!!!
Viewpure.com
DATA COLLECTION
Google Minute Meetings through Google forms
Nearpod
Pre/post surveys for students to answer with phones
Up to 30 responders for free at one time
Can share responses
Plickers - plickers.com
Pre/post test using cards that you scan to collect answers
Can get cards for free by printing through pdf file
Can assign card number to a person in online app
Can create as many classrooms
Doodle Dashboard
Allows students, parents, etc to come meet with you or for you to come to them
COUNSELOR PR
Smore

2. Allows you to create flyers and newsletters
Will let you know how many views you have had
Greetings Island - via vistaprint
Can create appointment cards or message cards for students
Post its
Thank you cards
All discounted prices
Also search retailmenot
FutureMe
Students can write letters to themselves or I can use for SC Professional Development.