NAVIGATING

NAVIANCE

What is it? Web-based resource that supports career and college planning and advising

Naviance Student (formerly Family Connection) o Now mobile-friendly (but not a mobile app)

o Redesigned and updated

Allows you and your child to: ◦ Get involved in the planning and advising process

◦ Research colleges

◦ Research careers

◦ Create plans for the future

How is it accessed? Naviance can be accessed from the BHS Website or directly at:

◦ https://student.naviance.com/boonton

◦ Parent accounts & Student accounts

Home Page

Navigating Naviance Student

COLLEGE PLANNING IN NAVIANCE

Colleges Tab

◦ Research Colleges ◦ College Match ◦ Add colleges to favorites list ◦ Apply to colleges ◦ Search scholarships

Colleges Page

College Profiles Get a lot of great information, including info about student life, admissions, and

costs!

Check out Scattergrams for this college using

the Admissions tab

CAREER ASSESSMENTS IN NAVIANCE

Careers tab

◦ Research careers

◦ Take the “Career Cluster Finder”

◦ Take the “Career Interest Profiler”

Careers Page

1. Explore Careers and Interests: Participate in career-related assessments and

view your favorite careers and clusters.

2. Roadtrip Nation Interview Archive: Access over 5,000 videos that focus on

various interests and themes related to careers.

About Me Page

Parents, What do you Need to Know?

Log in using the same site URL as your student, simply use your own username/password combo.

When you log in, you will be able to view your students’ Naviance Student environment. Not all components will be active or visible.

If you have more than one student in a school, use the Switch Child drop-down to easily change the student you are viewing.

You can add comments to tasks and journals that are visible to you.

View results for assessments like StrengthFinder, Do What You Are, and others.

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Suggested 9th Grade Naviance Activities

Personality Tests ◦ Do What You Are

◦ Learning Style

◦ MI Advantage

Career Exploration ◦ Career Clusters

◦ Career Interest Profiler

◦ Resume Writing Workshop

Suggested 10th Grade Activities Personality Tests

◦ Strengths Explorer

◦ Previous inventories

Career Exploration

◦ Roadtrip Nation

◦ Career Profile & Cluster Finder

◦ Career Interest Profiler

◦ Resume Writing Workshop

College Search

◦ National Scholarship Search

◦ College Match

◦ College Super Match

Suggested 11th Grade Activities Personality Tests

◦ Previous inventories

Career Exploration

◦ Explore Careers and Clusters

◦ Roadtrip Nation

◦ Resume Writing Workshop

College Search

◦ “Colleges I’m Thinking About”

◦ College Super Match

◦ College Compare

◦ Scattergram

◦ National Scholarship Search

Suggested 12th Grade Activities Personality Tests

◦ Previous inventories

Career Exploration

◦ Previous assessments

◦ Resume Writing Workshop

College Search

◦ “Colleges I’m Applying to”

◦ College Application Process

◦ Senior Brag Sheet

◦ Scattergram

◦ National Scholarship Search

Questions?