1. Welcome to Naviance at Lowell High School
Grade 10 Presentation
LHS Guidance Department
Lowell High School has signed on with a company called Naviance. Naviance is a college and career readiness program that will allow all students at Lowell High to have a clear personalized plan for both their high school and post-secondary careers. We are really excited to have this program at our school. Hundreds of other high schools already use Naviance and once they got used to using it, they all say that it is an amazing program. Get used to hearing the word “Naviance” a lot between now and when you graduate! You will be going into a computer lab like this one twice a year to use it as a class. Once in the fall and once in the spring. We will also spend a lot of time in Advisory explaining how to use the key features of the program. Naviance is a website so you will be able to log in from anywhere you have internet access and you can use it as much as you like. Your school address has been entered into your account and your guidance counselor will be able to communicate a lot of great information to you via . So, we are going to briefly show you some of the things you can do on Naviance. There is a lot more than what we will cover, but we want you to know the key parts of the program. (Next slide)

2. Getting Started Go to the Lowell High website:
Click on “Naviance” at the top right corner
Select “Student Login” from the dropdown.
Your Username and Password are your LHS ID #
Type in your LHS ID# as your username and password.
Then click “Log In.”
You DO NOT need to click “I Need To Register” under the “Are You New Here Box.”
First, let’s login to your accounts. To login, go to Lowell High’s website and select, “Naviance” up at the top right corner of the homepage. Then, simply select, “Student Login,” from the dropdown menu. It would be a good idea to save the login screen as a Favorite on your own computer so you don’t forget how to find it.
The next piece of information is VERY IMPORTANT: Your username and password to Naviance is your Lowell High Student ID#. The 6-digit number.
When you go into Naviance for the first time, you do not need to click on the “I need to register” button. You are already registered. (Next slide)

3. Log In:http://lhs.lowell.k12.ma.us
Click “Naviance,” then “Student Login”
Let’s start by going to the Lowell High Website (lhs.lowell.k12.ma.us). Then click on “Naviance” and then select “Student Login,” from the dropdown menu.

4. Log In Screen LHS Student ID # LHS Student ID #
This is what the Log In screen will look like. Again, all you need to do is enter your LHS ID# as your username and password. Then click, “log in.” (Next slide)

5. Check for new messages here!
Naviance Home Page
Helpful Links
Check for new messages here!
Once you login, you will come to the LHS Naviance Home Page. This will be updated on a regular basis with general important information. This is also where you will see if you have any new messages. There will also be links to important websites. As you can see, there are four main Tabs at the top of the page: Colleges, Careers, About Me, and My Planner. (Next slide)

6. Colleges Tab Colleges Tab
The first Tab is the Colleges Tab. When you click on this tab you will see this screen. This is where you will be able to do different types of college searches, find out more information on specific colleges, and keep track of colleges that you are both thinking about, and then eventually colleges that you are definitely applying to. There is also a list of upcoming college rep visits to Lowell High. Juniors and seniors who want to attend any of these rep visits, need to go here to sign up. As a senior, you will have to use Naviance in order to apply to college. (Next Slide)

7. Careers Tab Careers Tab
The next Tab is the Careers Tab. This is where you will be able to do the Career Interest and Personality Surveys. Once you have completed your surveys and created a list of potential careers you are interested in, there is an amazing amount of information on thousands of careers in Naviance. We highly recommend that you spend a lot of time on your own using this piece of the site. On the Careers Page, you will see a link to something called “Roadtrip Nation,” at the bottom. This is an exciting feature that contains over 3,500 video interviews from all different types of leaders in the world. In the interviews, these leaders explain some of the obstacles that they overcame on their road to success. They also explain their career in detail, how they got to where they are, and some of the things they love and things they dislike with their career. (Next slide)

8. About Me Tab About Me Tab
The About Me Tab is the place where all of your personal information is stored. All of the results from your career interest and personality surveys are saved here. Your lists of careers and colleges that you are interested in are saved here. This is also where you will be able to keep track of all of the “tasks” that your guidance counselor has assigned to you. You will be able to see which ones you have completed and which ones you still need to work on. A few other pieces that can be found on the About Me Tab are your resume once you create one, your test scores (PSAT, SAT, etc), and your overall Portfolio. (Next slide)

9. My Planner Tab My Planner Tab
On the My Planner Tab, you will be able to keep track of your goals, your To-Do List, Tasks, and any upcoming deadlines that you need to meet. (Next slide)

10. Today’s Lesson You will log in to your Naviance account
Click on the “Careers” Tab
Click on “Career Interest Profiler”
Click on “Start Profiler” at the bottom of the screen
Take the Career Interest Profiler
Add at least 3 Careers to your Naviance account
Today, you will be logging on to Naviance and conducting a Career Search. You are about to begin the Career Interest Profiler, a tool that can help you discover the types of work activities and careers that match your interests.  The interest profiler has 180 questions about work activities that people do at their jobs.
When choosing your answers, think about whether you would like or dislike doing a particular work activity if you had a chance to do it.  Try not to think about whether you have enough education or training to perform the activity.
This is not a test.  There are no right or wrong answers.  The more accurately you answer each question, though, the better your results will be.
It is more in depth than the Career Cluster Finder that the 9th graders take.
At the end of the Search, you will add at least 3 Careers to your Naviance account.

11. Careers Tab Career Interest Profiler Careers Tab
Once you are logged in, click on the “Careers” Tab. Your screen should look like this. Then click on “Career Interest Profiler” in the “What Are My Interests” Box. (Next slide)

12. Career Interest Profiler
Click “Start Profiler” (next slide)
Click “Start Profiler”

13. Career Interest Profiler Results Page
Your Ratings On 6 Different Categories
Click Here To View Matching Occupations
Definitions Of The 6 Different Categories
This is what the results page will look like. You will see your ratings on six different categories. The definitions of these categories are at the bottom of the screen. After you review your ratings and have read the definitions, click the “View Matching Occupation List,” button.

14. Matching Occupation List
Careers Broken Down By Preparation Level Required
Bolded Careers Are Your Best Matches
The careers listed below match your choices in the Career Interest Profiler. The bolded careers are your best matches. The careers are broken out by job zone, from "Little or No Preparation" to "Extensive Preparation." Click the question marks to learn more about the job zones. Try clicking on a few occupations that you might be interested in. (next slide)

15. What a Career Page Looks Like
Name of Career
Overview Tab
Job Description
Related Occupations
When you click on an occupation, your screen will look like this. There are 4 Tabs. The first tab, “Overview,” provides you with the job descript, a list of related careers, related college majors, and a video to watch about that occupation. Now click on the “Knowledge and Skills” Tab. (next slide)
Related College Majors
Watch a Video

16. Knowledge and Skills Tab
Knowledge & Skills Tab
This Tab gives you the 5 Most Important Skills, 5 Most Important Abilities, and the 5 Most Important Knowledge Areas associated with that occupation. Now click on the “Tasks and Activities” Tab (next slide).

17. Tasks & Activities Tab Tasks & Activities Tab
This Tab is self-explanatory. It lists the tasks and activities associated with that occupation. Now click on the “Wages,” Tab (next slide).

18. Wages Tab
Wages Tab
This Tab gives you information regarding the wages associated with that occupation. (next slide)

19. Add Careers to Your Account
Add at least 3 Careers to your Naviance account
Click “Add To My List
As you look up career information, click on “Add To My List” for at least 3 Careers. Add more if you like. These will be saved to your Naviance account and you can find them in your About Me Tab from then on. You won’t have to do the survey over again.

20. Conclusion Make sure you added at least 3 Careers to Your Account
Log Out
Spend time on your own researching careers through your Naviance account.
Before you leave, make sure you have done the following:
Add at least 3 Careers to your Naviance account
Log out
Spend time on your own researching careers in more detail. There is a ton of information available in Naviance! (End of Lesson)