school counselors and technology

School Counselors School Counselors and Technologyand Technology

By Kasey AlfordBy Kasey Alford

Why is technology Why is technology important?important? The world is changing and more The world is changing and more

businesses/community businesses/community resources/libraries are going onlineresources/libraries are going online

Help promote multicultural Help promote multicultural awarenessawareness

Help develop guidance programsHelp develop guidance programs

(Hines, n.d.)(Hines, n.d.)

How Can School How Can School Counselors use Counselors use Technology?Technology? Make school websites, guidance Make school websites, guidance

programs, and other activitiesprograms, and other activities Use Word to create documentsUse Word to create documents Create NewslettersCreate Newsletters Create spreadsheets to use for Create spreadsheets to use for

charts and graphscharts and graphs

(Hines, n.d.)(Hines, n.d.)

EmailEmail

Email can be a counselors best Email can be a counselors best friend. It can be used to:friend. It can be used to:

-connect with parents-connect with parents

-connect with staff-connect with staff

-connect with students-connect with students

-save time when needing to -save time when needing to contact several people contact several people

(Van Horn & Myrick, 2001)(Van Horn & Myrick, 2001)

WebsitesWebsites Counselors can help to create school websites Counselors can help to create school websites

that can include:that can include:-school mission statement-school mission statement-guidance activities-guidance activities-faculty profiles-faculty profiles-Principal’s goals-Principal’s goals-calendar of events upcoming at the school-calendar of events upcoming at the school

Websites can help create partnerships with the Websites can help create partnerships with the schoolschool

and the parents and studentsand the parents and students


Online NewslettersOnline Newsletters

Great way for counselors to get in Great way for counselors to get in touch with parents in a mass touch with parents in a mass effort. Online newsletters can also effort. Online newsletters can also be posted on the schools website be posted on the schools website for anyone to view, and for the for anyone to view, and for the district administration to have district administration to have access to. access to.


Power PointsPower Points

Power Points can help to engage Power Points can help to engage your audience using sounds, colors, your audience using sounds, colors, graphics, and even videos. graphics, and even videos.

Power Points can help lead to Power Points can help lead to websites using hyperlinkswebsites using hyperlinks

Power Points can also be saved onto Power Points can also be saved onto a drive and can be accessed by a drive and can be accessed by anyone who has availability to the anyone who has availability to the drivedrive


Power Points, cont.Power Points, cont.

What did we do before Power What did we do before Power Points?Points?

School Counselors and School Counselors and TechnologyTechnology

Technology can help counselors reach Technology can help counselors reach to their audience and can help organize to their audience and can help organize their documents, records, and keep in their documents, records, and keep in touch with parents, students, and staff.touch with parents, students, and staff.

Multimedia offers counselors a way to Multimedia offers counselors a way to use preventive programs by getting use preventive programs by getting their attention use abstract ideas.their attention use abstract ideas.


Helpful ResourcesHelpful Resources

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http://www.schoolcounselor.org/content.asp?http://www.schoolcounselor.org/content.asp?contentid=173contentid=173

http://jtc.colstate.edu/vol2_2/hines/hines.htmhttp://jtc.colstate.edu/vol2_2/hines/hines.htm

http://www.schoolcounselor.com/pdf/counseling-http://www.schoolcounselor.com/pdf/counseling-technology-activities.pdftechnology-activities.pdf

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ReferencesReferences

Hines, P.G. (n.d.). Student technology Hines, P.G. (n.d.). Student technology competencies for school counseling programs. competencies for school counseling programs. Journal of Technology in Counseling, 2(2).Journal of Technology in Counseling, 2(2). Retrieved from Retrieved from http://jtc.colstate.edu/vol2_2/hines/hines.htmhttp://jtc.colstate.edu/vol2_2/hines/hines.htm

Van Horn, S. M., & Myrick, R. D. (2001). Van Horn, S. M., & Myrick, R. D. (2001). Computer technology and the 21st century Computer technology and the 21st century school counselor. school counselor. Retrieved from Retrieved from http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0KOC/is_http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0KOC/is_2_5/ai_841520322_5/ai_84152032//

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