PAM - Parent Assistance Module Login view student demographics, emergency contacts, attendance, discipline, student historical records, test scores, schedules, grades, and student progress.
http://www.knowhow2goohio.org/
http://www.satprephelp.com has free SAT practice questions and study tips.
http://www.ohsaa.org/eligibility/eligbulletin_09.pdf - 2009-2010 Student-Athlete ELIGIBILITY GUIDE
http://www.studentpaths.com/ connecting
students to their future.
http://www.collegeclicktv.com/
students give a tour of their colleges from a students point of view.
http://www.matchcollege.com/ information
on over 6,000 technical certification programs, vocational schools, junior/community
colleges and a 4 year universities directory.
http://www.CollegeBasics.com/ offers
various useful college information.
http://www.college360.org/ offers discounts
on Playhouse Square events, restaurants, discount cards for Akron, and many
more things.
http://www.fsapubs.org/ - published by
the Federal Student Aid, this website has more information about the college
process and how to pay for college. Once on the website, click on FSA for student
for the information.
www.students.gov - a student’s gateway to the United States government. Provides answers to questions regarding education, career, government and more.
MyMajors - a great way for students to think about questions to consider when
selecting a major. It's linked to by 120 school counseling sites, 45 university
academic advisement sites and the National Academic Advisement Association.
www.mymajors.com
Scholarship Help - provides help with scholarships, college applications,
letters of recommendation, and more. Simple and easy to understand. A great
resource.
http://www.scholarshiphelp.org
Career Internet Resources
College Resource Center
http://www.OfftoCollege.com
We invite your high school students to use our college search directory for
colleges and university, FREE college planning tools (checklists on what you
need to do for college), how to finance college, scholarships, what to do after
college, and so much more.
OCIS Career Site - An outstanding
site for specific job information.
http://www.ocis.org
Username: WGeauga
Password: ohiocis03
Military Career Guide Online - Search this site for detailed information on
a variety of military careers.
http://militarycareers.com/
The Career Zone - Provides over 1,100 job descriptions, sorted by education
levels required.
http://www.explore.cornell.edu/newcareerzone/
Job Star California - Career guides, descriptions, and connections to other
sites grouped by career
interest.
http://jobsmart.org/tools/career/spec-car.htm
Monster.Com - Has career advice and
interviews with professionals.
http://www.monster.com/
Ask Jeeves - Use the Ask Jeeves
Search Engine to find 'career information' on a specific career of your
choice.
http://askjeeves.com
Collegeboard - Search the cost of college and find internships and scholarships.
(Register
for SAT online)
http://www.collegeboard.com
The
Salary Wizard accesses Salary.com's proprietary compensation database, which contains
salary information on thousands of job titles. The Salary Wizard calculates salaries
based on job title and geographic location.
http://swz-businessweek.salary.com/salarywizard/layoutscripts/swzl_newsearch.asp
America's Job Bank Career Center - Provides general outlook for careers, wages,
and trends.
http://www.acinet.org/acinet/
Internships for all job categories
are listed at these sites.
http://www.internweb.com/
www.collegeview.com
- CollegeView.com is a college search program that has a database of over 3,500
two- and four-year colleges and provides multimedia tours of many of them.
www.collegenet.com -
Collegenet.com is another excellent resource for your college searches.
www.petersons.com - Peterson's
provides information about various colleges and universities. You can search
for a particular college based on a prospective major. An application can be
downloaded for a number of colleges.
www.fastweb.com - Fastweb.com
is the Internet's largest free scholarship search. There is no need to pay $300-$500
for a private scholarship search. You can do it for free on the web. This site
is a must for all college-bound students and their parents.
www.act.org - High school students
planning to take the ACT for admissions to college can benefit from stopping
and looking around this site. There is also helpful information for counselors,
parents and administrators. You can also discover ACT's career exploration software
program called "Discover." (
Register online)
www.finaid.org - Here is
the most complete financial aid site on the Internet. Go ahead and try it. It's
free, and you have nothing to lose. Pay particular attention to the online calculators
and complete the expected family contribution worksheet to see approximately
how much money your family will be expected to contribute.
www.ed.gov/pubs/Prepare
- This is an online handbook prepared by the US Department of Education. It
is a resource book for parents.
www.review.com - The Princeton
Review is one of the top resources for college searches and also SAT and ACT
preparation.
www1.kaplan.com - Kaplan
is another SAT and ACT preparation website.
www.fafsa.ed.gov - Fill
out FAFSA forms online.
www.salliemae.com - This
is college aid sources for higher education.
www.finaid.org/calculators/finaidestimate.phtml
- This is estimated family contribution online.
www.attheu.com - This is
a fun convenient way for students to explore educational financing options and
access college oriented services. The @theu offers students everything from
scholarship and financial aid information to campus news, travel bargains, concert
dates, and a virtual mall with a variety of merchandise.
www.cashe.com - CASHE is
a free financial aid service on the Internet containing thousands of private
scholarships, grants, tuition waivers, internships, fellowships, and loans.
www.ogtprep.com - Resources
and help for the Ohio Graduation Test
http://www.jist.com/ - Occupations
Outlook Handbook. For the best information on occupations, many people, including
experienced career professionals rely on JIST.
http://www.pbs.org/jobs/
- Kids & Jobs
http://www.number2.com/
- SAT and ACT Prep
http://cbweb9p.collegeboard.org/
- College Board Career Search
http://militarycareers.com/
- Military Career Guide Online
http://www.explore.cornell.edu/newcareerzone/
- The Career Zone
http://jobsmart.org/tools/career/spec-car.htm
- Job Star California
http://www.acinet.org/acinet/
- America's Job Bank Career Center
LearningExpressLibrary.com
http://www.opuac.org/
- Ohio's Public Universities
www.sss.gov - The Selective
Service System [SSS] is having a nationwide High School Registration. The fastest
and easiest way for 17 & 18 year old men to register and comply with the law,
www.sss.gov is to register via the Selective Service System's web site If you
do not have access to the Internet, registration cards may be obtained at any
U.S. Post Office.
www.princetonreview.com
This is a test preparation site for PSAT, SAT, SAT II, and ACT. You can
take a practice test, sign up for one of their classes, either on site or on-line,
and receive expert SAT advice. You can also read articles such as, " Dispel
the myths" and "Down and dirty SAT advice"...Visit this site before you take
these tests this spring. I think you will find it interesting and helpful!
