Coin3
at SBYS
STUDENT LETTER
Your school has recently purchased our Internet
product, the Coin Career Community (Coin3). We want to take this opportunity
to explain the purposes of this product and to provide you with suggestions
for how you can use it to prepare for your future.
The Coin Career Community is an online career
guidance and curriculum program that is available to administrators,
teachers, counselors, students, and parents twenty-four hours a day, seven
days a week. The two major purposes of the program are as follows:
»- To provide teachers, parents, and students with
obvious connections between skills being learned in the classroom with
real-world applications of those skills (known as career and curriculum
connections) »- To build a community of support personnel in the form of
teachers, counselors, administrators, and parents that will work together to
provide students with reliable resources and planning assistance that will
insure their success in the workplace.
Within the program, there are five separate
centers: the
Assessments
*Take
the Coin Self-Assessment Test:
Respond to a 41-question survey to find information on the top 20 occupations
matching your needs, interests, and preferences.
*Input
Scores from Other Standard Assessments:
Type in your results from the ASV AB, COPS/CAPS, or Holland Self-Directed
Search to find information on the top 20 occupations matching your skills,
needs, interests, and preferences.
Occupation Search
*Search
for Occupations:
Enter your career preferences relating to desired salary range, education
level, career cluster, and other such criteria to find matching occupations.
*Gather
Information on Occupations:
Read occupation descriptions that contain information on job responsibilities
and functions, earnings potential, educational and licensure requirements, job
outlook, and so forth. Get a list of related civilian and military
occupations. View occupational videos for select careers.
College Search
*Search
for Colleges and Universities:
Enter your school preferences relating to geographic location, enrollment,
majors offered, cost, type of school, and other such criteria to find matching
two and four-year institutions.
*Gather
Information on Colleges:
Read college profiles that contain information on majors, athletics, and
services available, admissions requirements, cost of attendance, financial aid
opportunities, and so forth. Generate an e-mail or a letter to the college
requesting information and/or materials.
Financial Aid Information
*Learn
about Types of Financial Aid:
Browse through an easy-to-understand document that defines
*Determine
How to Apply for Financial Aid:
Read about important steps you should take when applying
for financial aid. Link directly to the FAFSA online, the most crucial
financial aid document.
*Locate
Financial Aid Resources:
Get the phone numbers, addresses, web site, and other information for a
variety of resources on scholarships, loans, grants, and financial aid in
general.
Quick
Search
*Find
Career and College Profiles Quickly:
Locate descriptions or profiles for occupations, colleges, apprenticeships,
and occupational specialties without having to do a search. Simply enter a
first few letters of what you are looking for and get connected to that
description or profile.
*Identify
Military Occupations:
Select a career cluster, service branch, or military rank to find military
occupations meeting your needs, interests, and preferences. Then, read a
description about the occupations that include job duties, educational and
training requirements, and outlook. Each military occupation will link you to
related civilian occupations as well.
*Look
for Jobs Using Skills You are Learning in High School: Select a high school subject to get a
list of occupations requiring skills taught in such courses.
*Link
to College Homepages:
Choose a state from the map and get a list of colleges with web sites. Link ,
directly to those pages.
State Data
Locate
State-Specific Resources: Select
a state from the map to find various web resources related to careers
and education in that state. Link directly to those pages for more detailed
information.
PLANNING
CENTER
Course Planner
*Keep
Track of Courses Taken:
Enter the names of courses in which you are enrolled, the grades and/or
credits earned, and special notes. Use this information when applying to
college, for a scholarship, or for a job,
*Monitor
Progress Towards Graduation: Input
the names of all graduation requirements at your school. As you meet a
requirement, check that you have completed it.
Goals
*Set
Personal, Educational, and Career Goals: Write a goal statement in each of
these areas. Enter
Journal
*Record
Your Daily Experiences:
Write and store up to 15 journal entries electronically. Use this information
when applying to college, for a scholarship, or for a job, or to simply keep
track of your high school memories.
College Planner
*Get
a Checklist of What to Do When Applying to Colleges: See step-by-step instructions for
applying to college. Check off when a step has been completed.
*Record
Test Scores:
Enter scores from tests such as the SAT, ACT, and proficiency exams. Use this
information when applying to college, or for a scholarship.
*Keep
Track of College Applications:
Input each college to which you apply, when you mailed the application, and
other important information. Record the responses you receive from each
school.
Career Planner
*Determine
Important Steps in the Career Development Process: See a checklist of things you should
do in order to prepare yourself for a career. Check off when a step has been
completed.
Favorites
*View
Saved Information:
Link directly to any saved occupation profile, college description, link,
article, or Self-Assessment that you have viewed in the Coin Career Community.
Resume
Builder
*Create
an Electronic Resume:
Enter personal information, academic and work history, list of skills, and
other related data to generate an electronically-formatted resume which can be
e-mailed or posted on an online bulletin board. You can choose which sections
you want to see and in which order you want them to appear.
*Export
Your Resume for Customization:
Save your resume as an .rtf file. Pull this file into a word-
RESOURCE
Cool Jobs
*Get
Information on New or Unusual Occupations: Locate occupational descriptions for careers that
are out-of-the ordinary (or not featured in
Links
*Search
for Relevant Web Resources:
Enter a keyword or search category to find Internet links related
Articles:
*Search
for Relevant Informational Articles: Enter a keyword or search category to find online
articles related to colleges, careers, social issues, financial aid, and other
topics relevant to and appropriate for high school students. Every two weeks a
new article will be posted by COIN dealing with an important issue for high
school students.
*Send
Messages:
Write a message to a counselor, teacher, or administrator at your school that
uses the program.
*Read
Messages:
Get messages from counselors, teachers, or administrators at your school about
homework, upcoming events and opportunities in your school or community,
college and career preparation, and much more!
PARENT LETTER
Your child's school has recently purchased our
Internet product, the Coin Career Community (Coin3). We want to take this
opportunity to explain the purposes of this product and to provide you with
instructions for using this program. The Coin Career Community is an online
career guidance and curriculum program that is available to administrators,
teachers, counselors, students, and parents twenty-four hours a day, seven days
a week. The two major purposes of the program are as follows:
Ø
To
provide teachers, parents, and students with obvious connections between skills
being learned in the classroom with real-world applications of those skills
(known as career and curriculum connections)
Ø
To
build a community of support personnel in the form of teachers, counselors,
administrators, and parents that will work together to provide students with
reliable resources and planning assistance that will insure their success in the
workplace.
For every student account that your school
purchased, our company has provided a separate, free account for use as a
parent. You will be given access to the searches within the Exploration Resource
Centers, the ability to view any information your child has entered or saved
within the program, and the capability to send messages to administrators,
counselors, and teachers at your child's school who use Coin3. We will always
post a number of articles and web links within the Resource Center that are
specifically intended for parents, relating to topics such as financial
planning, social and developmental concerns, laws and policies, and how to
effectively become an active participant in your child's pursuit of academic and
career success.
To access
the Coin Career Community, please follow these instructions closely.
1. Make
sure that you are using Internet Explorer 5.0+ or Netscape Communicator 6.0+ as
your web browser.
2. Open your browser and link to www.coin3.com.
3.
Click on the green "GO" button in the left sidebar.
4.
Enter your child's username + "p" (no space or quotes), enter your
child's password + "p" and the site ID. 5. Click SUBMIT LOGIN.
6.
In the event that you lose or forget your username/password, please contact your
child's counselor/teacher or Site Coordinator.
7.
Be sure to "Logout" by clicking the Log Out tab to the upper right of
the screen before you close your browser.
We look forward to working with you, your child,
and the school to form a true career community that promotes the interests and
general success of all involved.
COIN Educational Products
(800)274-8515
www.coin3.com