Introduction to Family Connection - October 2012

Intro to Family Connection October 2012

Using Family Connection

OCEAN CITY HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE DEPARTMENTOCTOBER 2012


A webbased service designed especially for students and parents. It can help families make decisions about courses, colleges, and careers. Family Connection is linked with counselor’s office where it is used to track and analyze data about college and career plans, so it provides uptodate information that is specific to our school.

What Is It?


How Is It Accessed?http://connection.naviance.com/ochs

OR ‐ go to OCHS website:

http://oceancity.nj.och.schoolinsites.com/

Go to Guidance Info (on left side navigation) ‐ then to the Family Connection link

Parent accounts Student accounts


MAIN PAGE


MAIN PAGEcan enter as a guest for limited information; password: RAIDERS

1st time registration

next time login


AFTER SIGNIN


• View guidance news bulletins & messages• Create a résumé• View college visits and sign ups• Complete a college search• Develop a prospective college list• Compare colleges• Track deadlines• Search for scholarships• Learn about careers • Game Plan Survey• Complete additional surveys•

What Can You Do?


course selection completed online in January


College Tab


use these for a college search

College Searches


See what college visits are scheduled and sign up to attend!

College Visits


College Profile

visit school website


Scattergram


this is the student

school averages

accepted

denied


Colleges I'm Thinking About

common application: www.commonapp.org


About Me Tab

See this tab, to tell us your Game Plan and create yourresume


Career Tab


• Become an “expert” on using the Family Connection program

• Using the test preparation program, prepare for and schedule dates for taking the SAT I (2), possibly SAT Subject Tests, and the ACT (1)

What's Next?


• Begin visiting and exploring different college campuses

• Prepare your resume by 6/2013 and update it throughout your senior year

• Select a list of 46 schools you would like to apply to: 1 safety, 34 good matches, and 1 reach


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