Teaching Online

Are your classes going online? We're here to help you get started.

A few of our staff members have experience with educational and video communication platforms such as edX, Coursera, Blackboard, Canvas, ClassDojo, Zoom, Skype, Google Docs, and many other online platforms. If you'd like to share a favorite resource, please email Ashley Middleton at amiddleton@newlenoxlibrary.org.

Our Online Resources such as Lynda/LinkedIn Learning, Mango, Creativebug and CultureGrams are also available to you. If you have trouble accessing them, please call the library at 815-485-2605.

Software resources and guidelines

Visit Amazing Educationa l Resources for a variety of free resources (formerly the Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions due to School Closings Google doc)
View the Google doc Guidelines to running Online Instruction
ClassDojo is a free learning management system used by many local teachers. It has a simple, friendly user interface.

Social Media Groups

Facebook: Educator Temporary School Closure for Online Learning
Facebook: Amazing Educational Resources

Online courses about teaching online

Lynda / LinkedIn Learning

New Lenox Library card holders can access this resource for free! If you teach in New Lenox but live elsewhere, ask your school administrators about getting an educator card. In Joliet? Your library has Lynda/LinkedIn Learning, too! If you're visiting this page from outside of our area, please get in touch with your local library.

Access thousands of online video courses and exercise files that will help you learn software, creative, and business skills from the best in the business. Use your library card number and PIN (last four digits) to register, and always access your free Library Edition from this link. You can access this service from anywhere. Changed your PIN but don't remember it? Call Patron Services (formerly Circulation) at the Library at 815-485-2605 ext. 300.

Access Lynda.com

Our suggestions:

All Education and E-Learning Training and Tutorials
Course: Learning to Teach Online
Course: Learning Management System (LMS) Quick Start
Course: Teaching Techniques: Creating Multimedia Learning
Course: Google Apps Essential Training for Educators
Course: Teaching with Technology
Tips: Weekly Teacher Tech Tips
Learning Path: Become an Online Instructor
Learning Path: Become an Instructional Designer

All courses are immediately available.

edX.org

Current teachers moving online may want to check out Instructional Design: Digital Media, New Tools and Technology that began February 26.

The University of Maryland has a MicroMasters degree in Instructional Design & Technology. Individual courses in this program can be taken for free if verification of attendance is not required and the full degree is not desired.

edX courses rotate and may not be immediately available.

Coursera

Coursera courses rotate and may not be immediately available. Courses offered by various institutions include:

Foundations of Virtual Instruction, University of California–Irvine
Emerging Trends & Technologies in the Virtual K-12 Classroom, University of California–Irvine
Basics of Inclusive Design for Online Education, University of Colorado–Boulder
Learning Technologies Foundations and Applications, University of Illinois
Powerful Tools for Teaching and Learning: Web 2.0 Tools, University of Houston

Degree and certificate programs include: