Using Family Connection

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Using Family Connection

• On-line Resource for Planning Advising

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Overview

• What is Family Connection?
• How do I access it?
• http//connection.naviance.com/mhsma
• 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 planning
• Specific to our school
• Linked with Counselors Office, 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/mhsma
• Student accounts

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How do you register?

• Each student receives a code
• Use 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 instructions
• On subsequent visits, sign in using the Returning
  User box

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What can it do?

• Share plans
• Complete surveys
• Compare colleges
• Links to selected third-party resources
• Track deadlines

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Main Page
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After Sign in
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College Profile
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Surveys
You will be asked to complete a few surveys that
can be found on the main page of Family
Connections 1. Gameplan 2. Educational Resume 3.
Junior Questionnaire
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College Compare
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How does it help?

• Shared resource linking home to school
• On-line tool for collaboration among counselors
  and students
• Accurate, complete records about student choices
  from our school

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Questions

• For more information, please contact your
  guidance counselor