Webquest 

= Olympian High School English 11 College and Career Web-Quest for Junior Portfolio: = = **Step 1: Make sure you have the Career Planning Guide printed out** =
 * **If you do not have a print out of the** // [[file:WebQuest career planning guide.doc|Webquest Career Planning Guide]] // **, Click on the link to print a hard copy to complete during your online webquest OR save the document to your own flash-drive if you want to type it**


 * == Follow the // WebQuest // directions and links below to complete your webquest. Use the information from your web-quest surveys to fill in your Career Planning Guide handout. ==

=** Step 2: **= 1. Take an interest inventory at the following sites:      
 * 1st option: Princeton Review's Career Quiz
 * ** 1. Create a Profile **
 * Enter your email address, choose a password, then press the “Create My Profile” button.
 * Fill in your personal information and your interests, then click “Continue.”
 * Fill in your address and click “Finish”. (Or click the blue “Skip This Page” link at the top.)
 * Congratulations! You have completed a profile!
 * **2. Take the 5-minute career quiz **
 * Click the “College” tab, then the “Schools and Majors” click “Career Search”.
 * Click “start” to take the 5-minute career quiz. Once you answer all 24 questions, STEP TWO is complete. Turn to your activity guide to fill in the necessary information, then go straight to STEP THREE.
 * 2nd option: California Colleges (NOTE: This is for California state colleges only.)
 * 1. Locate the Career Quiz
 * Click the “Career Planning” tab, then the “Interest Profiler” link.
 * Read the instructions, then click the “BEGIN” button.
 * **2. Create a Profile **
 * click the orange “Create My Account” button on the bottom of your screen
 * Fill in your personal information on this page, then click “Create My Account.”
 * Congratulations! You have successfully created an account!

 **//Finished? Now click “Next” to take the “My Interest Profiler” survey. Once you have finished the survey, STEP TWO is complete. Fill in your activity guide, then go straight to STEP THREE.//**  The Process (Steps Three and Four)
 * ** 3rd option: **__ MyMajors.com __
 * ** 1. Enter your personal information and click “Register” then take take the College Major Quiz **
 * Complete all 14 pages. NOTE: For courses you haven't taken, but plan to take during your senior year, indicate how well you __ expect __ to do and how much you __ expect __ to enjoy them, rather than indicating that you didn't take them at all. This will give you better results.
 * Once you have finished the survey, STEP TWO is complete. Turn to your activity guide to fill in the necessary information, then move on to STEP THREE.

**STEP THREE:** Use the same website(s) you used in STEP ONE to explore the potential careers you identified. **2nd option:** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">California Colleges Career Browser <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">**3rd option:** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Occupational Outlook Handbook <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Record your findings in the Career Planning Guide.
 * 1st option:** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Princeton Review Career Search

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">**STEP FOUR:** Go to two college search engines and search for colleges that offer majors related to these careers: California Colleges Matching Assistant <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">College Board's College Search [|California Colleges Matching Assistant] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">__ Peterson's CollegeQuest __ Record your findings in the Career Planning Guide.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 18pt; text-align: justify;">The Process (Steps Five, Six and Seven) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">**STEP FIVE:** Use the <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">College Board’s Side-by-Side Comparison <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> resource to compare three of the colleges you have listed. Record your findings in the Career Planning Guide.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">**STEP SIX:** Go to the <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">US News Personality Quiz <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> to evaluate the type of schools that might interest you most. Record your findings in the Career Planning Guide. Click on "More detailed profile" for information in greater depth.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">**STEP SEVEN:** Go to one of the listed colleges’ homepages and thoroughly explore their Web sites using the <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">College Guide Wizard <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 18pt; text-align: justify;">Evaluation <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Review your Career Planning Guide. Determine if there are other careers and colleges you should explore. Did you visit all the linked sites? Do you need more information that should be researched before making decisions? Are you prepared to present a presentation about the comparative merits of these colleges?