Good afternoon to all CIS users. This is the first edition of Nebraska Career Information System's NEW e-Newsletter. We are developing this newsletter as a way to keep you updated on improvements and changes to CIS. In future additions we will be providing you with CIS Tips and Tricks, career education information and MORE!! IDEAS: You may have noticed that IDEAS has received a face lift. Now, instead of presenting a list of questions for users to answer, one question at a time is presented. Also, IDEAS is now available in Spanish. To use the Spanish version, click on the IDEAS link and in the upper right hand corner of your screen is an "Espanol" icon that changes the directions and assessment into Spanish or back to English. Work is being done to make O*NET Profiler available with the same format and Spanish capability. Career Education Activities: New to CIS this year is the addition of an On-line Learning Activities Sort. This new sort allows you to select career education activities based on: Education Level Subject Career Clusters Career Fields Career Planning Below is a list of links to websites which we believe will be useful to you and your students. America's Career Resources Network - Resources for parents, counselors, and students to make best use of talents, interests, and get the education and skills needed for college and work. U.S. Dept of Education http://www.acrnetwork.org A Parent's Guide to Career Development - Articles discussing how parents can play a part in the career planning process. National Association of Colleges and Employers http://www.jobweb.com/Resources/Library/parents A Parent's Guide to Transition: What Happens After High School? - Information to help parents help their disabled children through the changes that will occur after leaving high-school. Sponsor - Parents Let's Unite for Kids, U.S. Dept of Ed through the Montana Center on Disabilities. http://www.pluk.org/trans.html Guidance Resources Homepage - Extensive lists of internet links related to school counseling and much more. Compiled by a retired guidance director and counselor. http://www.wisemantech.com/guidance Many of the improvements made to CIS come from our users, please contact us with any suggestions you may have on how to improve CIS. Also, please feel free to contact us with any information you would to see in our e-Newsletter. Thank you, NCIS Staff 402-472-2570 ncis2@xxxxxxx