1. Introduction to Career Cruising For Libraries GUHSD 2010-11

2. What is Career Cruising?  Replaces COIN3 Assessments available as with COIN3 College, Career, and Job Search resources for research projects available as with COIN3 Greater emphasis will be placed by Counseling Department on tracking individual progress via “My Portfolio”  To be used by Counseling Department for: Post Secondary Plan (PSP) - c urriculum and documentation Course planning - to assist in building master schedule

3. How do people get to Career Cruising?  METHOD #1: Go to http://www.careercruising.comhttp://www.careercruising.com Logging in at this link logs you in to a generic account People can take assessments, but cannot save results Research resources may be accessed, but not “bookmarked” Good for parent access and for general research purposes

4. Generic Login Credentials SchoolsUsernamePassword El Cajon Valleyelcajonvalleybraves El Capitanelcapitanhsvaqueros Granite Hillsgranitehillseagles Grossmontgrossmonthsfoothillers Monte Vistamontevistamonarchs Mount Miguelmtmiguelhsmatadors Santanasantanahssultans Valhallavalhallahsnorsemen West Hillswesthillswolfpack Alternative Edguhsdaltgrossmont

5. How do people get to Career Cruising?  METHOD #2: Use links from the District site District site links direct students to the “Portfolio Login” page Using the “Portfolio Login” logs you into an individual account Students can save assessment results, “bookmarked” resources, and much more (course planner, resume, journal entries, messages…) Students should always use the “Portfolio Login”

6. Individual “Portfolio” Login Credentials  Username = CC-[Student ID] Example: CC-123456  Password = eBackpack password New students will be added periodically. If a student needs to be added “on the spot,” contact a site guidance counselor for assistance. If a teacher wants to test out the “My Portfolio” features, demo account credentials may be requested from a site guidance counselor. If a teacher wants to access more advanced features such as building classes of students, contact a site guidance counselor to discuss options.

7. How do people get to Career Cruising?  METHOD #3: Use links from the VLLC Links are located on the “Online Databases” page and the “College and Career Resources” page The main link directs students to the individual “Portfolio Login” page There is also an “OPTION” link that connects to the generic login page

8. How often will Career Cruising be used in the library?  The answer will vary for each school depending on: Location and availability of computers on campus Existence/staffing/availability of Career Center Partnerships between site Counseling department and subject area teachers Interest of subject area teachers in college, career, and job searching projects outside of Post Secondary Plan curriculum

9. How exactly will Career Cruising be used in the library?  Possible scenarios include the following: Counselors and/or teachers working with the Counseling department may sign up to use computers in the library for leading students through Career Cruising activities Individual students may come through on passes to make up Career Cruising assignments You may use Career Cruising as a resource to assist classes or individual students with college, career, and job searching research

10. What should I know about Career Cruising?  At a minimum, you can support students completing guidance curriculum by knowing: How to log in General awareness of “My Portfolio”  As a librarian, you will also find that Career Cruising serves as a valuable research resource in general and not just for the Counseling department Let’s get started with some basics!

11. What is the main key to navigation?  The top menu buttons (purple) are always there! Great Spanish translation option

12. Careers  Perform a keyword search (text box)  Browse: Search by Index – Alphabetical browse Search by School Subject – Examples: English, Math, Science California Industry Sectors – CTE “Strands/Pathways” Connection 16 Career Clusters – Also includes cluster profiles Military Careers – Search by Career, Job Family, Service Branch  Use Career Selector to narrow down careers by criteria selected More criteria selected “boxes checked” = a shorter list Save results to “My Portfolio”

13. Career Lists Sample What are some cool features?  Narrow list by education level

14. Career Information Sample What are some cool features?

15. Earnings: View by State

16. Education: Links to Colleges  California schools are shown by default  View schools in other states or regions

17. Education: High School Connection  Reinforce relevancy of high school classes  See high school as part of life path  Aid in course selection

18. Sample Career Path  A reality check on starting earnings  Broader view of career phases and growth potential

19. Related Careers  Quickly link to other careers that might be of interest

20. PhotoFile  PhotoFile provides a slideshow overview  Photos are accompanied by text descriptions  Good way to capture interest with students

21. Interviews  Text transcripts  Some portions accompanied by audio and visual  Awesome real life info here with the Q&A, Likes, Dislikes, Advice  AND…

22. Interviews: A Day in the Life and Breakdown of Activities

23. Career Selector: Results  View Close Matches  Review Your Search Criteria to know how you got results  Compare Other Careers  Revisit sections (blue menu) to revise selections

24. Career Selector: Compare to Your Criteria

25. Career Selector: Compare Other Careers  Compare to Your Criteria  Find out why other careers did not show up as a match

26. Schools  Information source = Peterson’s Guide updated annually  Search for Schools Search by keyword (text box) Browse by state Narrow by 2-Year, 4-Year, Career & Technical, Graduate  Search for Programs Search by keyword (text box) Browse by cluster Narrow by 2-Year, 4-Year, Career & Technical, Graduate

27. Schools  Compare Schools: Select two schools to compare  School Selector: Works just like the “Career Selector”  Planning Timeline: Informational overview of the process of getting into college with “to dos” by grade level  Financial Aid: Use a “Financial Aid Selector,” “Search for Scholarships,” and learn about “Federal Financial Aid”

28. School Profile: Compare Schools  Select Compare Schools from the main “Schools” menu, or…  When viewing any school profile, click on Compare School

29. Assessments  Assessments are activities that will be part of the PSP  The Learning Styles Inventory is a standalone assessment (it doesn’t link students to careers or schools)  Students may take assessments multiple times and save multiple results to “My Portfolio”  EXCEPTION: The Ability Profiler should only be taken once and only when proctored

30. Assessments: Career Matchmaker & My Skills “Career Matchmaker” results mesh with “My Skills” results “Career Matchmaker” can be taken in three question clusters customized based on initial responses Narrow matches by “Type of Education” Review answers to view and/or change responses

31. Assessments: Career Matchmaker & My Skills Click on a “Suggested Career” match and see how it is “Suitable for You”

32. Assessments: Career Matchmaker & My Skills Wondering why a career is not showing up as a “Suggested Career”? Click on See how other careers match up with my answers And…

33. Assessments: Career Matchmaker & My Skills

34. Employment  The Resume Builder is a generator that works by students adding information to “My Portfolio”  The Employment Guide is informational and includes topics shown on the right  There is a job search engine (O*NET) option that may be turned on at some schools