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


Social Media Groups


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


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:

Degree and certificate programs include:


Suggested books in our catalog