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…to use to teach computer science. Code.org provides an incredible participation guide that will help you get started today. They also have developed a free online curriculum and offer free training to educators! The CS Fundamentals are for K-5 students, CS Discoveries are for 6th – 10th-grade students and CS Principles are for 9th – 12th grades. Beyond the Hour of Code If you are looking for more free computer science resources to use with students, check out…

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…concerns, resource identification, home access issues, learning management systems, tools and apps, etc. Districts can contact us via support@ltcillinois.org or contact us directly. Resource Development LTC staff have created the following resources: Documents Educator Planning Checklist (Worksheet) Best Practices to Transition to Online Learning Today (SlideDeck) Resources for Parents During Extended Closures (Handout) School Closure Planning Guide (Document) Videos Get Started with Zoom and Google Classroom (Video) Curate Videos in Google Slides (Video) How to Separate Your Google…

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We are excited to announce our Spring 2020 Online Learning Courses for education professionals! These free courses can be taken on your own schedule in the comfort of your home. These learning opportunities will support your professional growth in the areas of classroom technology integration throughout your career. Plus, we can also provide you with Illinois Professional Development Credits to help you renew your Professional Educator’s License. Summer 2020 Online Learning Courses Join us for these FREE Online…

We are expanding our popular online course catalog to include new interactive self-paced video-based lessons that you can complete on your own schedule. Online professional learning has become more important than ever before, and these FREE courses will help you meet your personal learning goals this fall. Our fall courses include: Pages for Mac and iPad (1 hour) Keynote for Mac (2 hours) Get to Know Microsoft Teams (1.5 hours) NEW! Stay Organized with Google Calendar (1 hour)…

Are you looking to learn new ways to engage with your students? Check out LTC’s Online Courses for ideas and practical applications in your classroom! We’ve just added two new free online courses that will help you connect and engage with students. Meet the New Google Meet (1.0 PD Credit) This course starts with the basics of joining and hosting a Google Meet video meeting, then helps you understand how to manage the meeting and participants. The course…

Are you looking for an innovative way to enhance student note-taking capabilities? If you’re like many educators, remote and hybrid learning has revealed your classroom’s need to change up this important learning activity. OneNote from Microsoft might be the versatile tool you’ve been searching for. This platform, which is already available to many educators, can create classroom notebooks and student-centered texts that help keep all learners on the right track. Keep It All Together with OneNote (2.0 PD…