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Category Archives: Tools of the Trade

Tools of the Trade: Paid Web Services


Earlier this month, I wrote about some of the free Web services I use in my professional role as a school psychologist.  I am grateful for services like Dropbox, Google Apps, Cel.ly, and countless others that provide services free of charge.  I also, however, bear in mind that one gets what one pays for, and [...]

Posted 30 July 2011 † damian § School Psychology ‡ Comments (2) °

Tools of the Trade: Free Web Services


When I made the jump from classroom teacher to school psychologist three years ago, many of the tech tools I use in my daily workflow changed according to my needs.  No longer did I need to have access to unit plans and materials for lessons, but I did need to focus more on scheduling my [...]

Posted 05 July 2011 † damian § School Psychology ‡ Comments (2) °

Sharing My Career Via Dropbox


On March 7, 2011, I finally did something I have wanted to do for a long time: I made available for download all the materials I developed, adapted, and otherwise used for all the courses I taught over the span of my eight-year career teaching high school English. Why I Did It First, why I [...]

Posted 15 March 2011 † damian § Damian's Favorites § English Lit § Professional Development § Reflection § Social Action ‡ Comments (3) °

Tools of the Trade: Sansa Clip


Disclaimer 1: This post discusses professional applications of audio recording.  Before implementing any of these, please refer to your state’s laws re: recording other parties. Disclaimer 2: As with all my product review posts, I have no formal connection to the manufacturer.  I have not received a request to write this post, nor have I [...]

Posted 06 September 2010 † damian § School Psychology ‡ Comments (2) °

Tools of the Trade: MyEmailReminders.com


Since the demise of one of my favorite Web services PingMe was announced, I’ve trialed many different SMS/email reminder services, and finally decided on the aptly-named MyEmailReminders.com.  In my last post, I spoke to the potential value of such a service for students (and occasionally-absent-minded school psychologists).  Here, I’d like to take you under the [...]

Posted 17 April 2010 † damian § Behavior § Cell Phones § Organization ‡ Comments (9) °