Using Family Connection

On-line Resource for Planning & AdvisingOverview for Parents

Brien McMahon High School Guidance Department

http://portal.norwalkps.org/schools/bmhs/guidance/Pages/NavianceFamilyConnection.aspx

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Overview

What is Family Connection?How do I access it?How do you register?What can I do with it?How does it help career and college planning?

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What is it?

Web-based resource that supports course, career, and college planningSpecific to our schoolLinked with Naviance Succeed, a service that we use in the counseling office

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How is it accessed?

Family Connection is on the Web http://connection.naviance.com/

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Parent accountsStudent accounts

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How do you register?

Each parent and student receives a code Your counselor will give you a code to

create a personal account Codes are random and alphanumeric for

security reasons Codes can be used only once

On your first visit, enter the code in the New User box, then follow on-screen instructionsOn subsequent visits, sign in using the Returning User box

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What can it do?

Share plansComplete surveysCompare collegesLinks to selected third-party resourcesTrack deadlinesProduce scattergramsShow schedule of college visits

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

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 schoolOn-line tool for collaboration among counselors, students, and parentsAccurate, complete records about student choices from our schoolRealistic assessments of your child’s chances of admission at colleges where prior graduates have appliedCareer explorationCourse planning

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Questions

For more information, please contact your child’s counselor