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

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What if I’m not registered?

Send an email 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

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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

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Main Page

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After Sign in

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College Profile

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Surveys

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College Compare

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Scattergram

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My Applications

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Explore Careers

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Personality Type

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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

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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

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Questions

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