Technology Round-Up with Tennessee School Counselor Association Re-Cap

It is hard to express in words exactly how much fun I had with Tennessee School Counselors at the Tennessee Counseling Association Conference! I presented Technology Round-Up at the TCA Pre-Conference on Saturday, November 23, 2013.

It was so much fun to present to a room full of excited and eager participants! Tennessee School Counselors came ready to share great ideas! During my presentation I shared a variety of different technology tools and explained how they could be utilized. I also encouraged participants to share ways they could use the tools in their own work. School counselors shared lots of excellent ideas and proved that when school counselors share ideas, everyone wins!

 Below I shared this amazing document from the presentation with you. It is a WEALTH of information and has some ideas that were discussed during the presentation intermixed with the technology.

During my trip I got to spend a lot of time with TSCA leadership.  They showed me amazing southern hospitality and I had so much fun with them! Before I left they even took me to the Loveless Cafe for a authentic Tennessee breakfast!


From L to R: 
Beverly (TSCA President), Danielle (me!), Lauren, Blair, and Rebecca at Loveless Cafe.



Authentic Tennessee breakfast at Loveless Cafe! TSCA ladies were telling me that Loveless Cafe has the best biscuits ever - they were correct! I also had sweet tea for the first time ever and it was delicious! 



Love that Lauren gave a sidewalk shout-out to @TSCAtweets and #SCCHAT! 



I got awesome gift basket of TSCA swag! 



Every time I use my super cool TSCA cup I think of my TSCA school counselor friends! :)


I had an amazing time in Tennessee and was so fortunate to have such an awesome group of Tennessee school counselors to spend time with! I can't wait to see them again at the American School Counselor Association Conference this summer in Orlando, FL! (P.S. I will be presenting a session at ASCA 2014 on Twitter with Dr. Erin Mason titled Professional Development in 140 Characters or Less. I can't wait!!!)

What are your favorite tech tools on my Technology Round-Up list? How do you use them in your work as a school counselor? Share below!

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Danielle is a K-12 Certified School Counselor, Nationally Certified Counselor, and blogger at School Counselor Blog, a place where school counselors share innovative ideas, creative lesson plans, and quality resources. Connect with Danielle via email, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Google+, and become a fan of the School Counselor Blog Facebook Page.

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