Using Family Connection AKA getting the most out of Naviance

Overview  What if I’m not registered?  What can I do with it?  How does it help career and college planning?  What are all those fiddly little buttons anyway?  Other online tools to be aware of 2

What if I’m not registered?  Send an to your student’s counselor  Now when you visit, enter the code in the New User box, then follow on-screen instructions  On subsequent visits, sign in using the Returning User box  Access to the guest account: guidance 3

What can it do?  Share plans  Complete surveys  Compare colleges  Links to selected third-party resources  Track deadlines  Produce scattergrams  Show schedule of college visits 4

Main Page 5

After Sign in 6

College Profile 7

Surveys 8

College Compare 9

Scattergram 10

My Applications 11

Explore Careers 12

Personality Type 13

How does it help?  Shared resource linking home to school  On-line tool for collaboration among counselors, students, and parents  Accurate, complete records about student choices from our school  Realistic assessments of your child’s chances of admission at colleges where prior graduates have applied  Career exploration 14

Other Online Tools to be aware of  College Navigator – a search engine powered by the federal database  College Board – not just for SAT registration they have colleges, scholarships, and careers  ACT – for those who want an alternative to College Board  FAFSA = Free Application for Federal Student Aid  NCAA Clearinghouse – for student athletes who hope to play on an NCAA team 15

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