LTC Courses

Tech Tip Tuesday (March 25, 2025)

The Learning Technology Center offers a wide array of online courses designed to help educators enhance their technology skills and stay ahead of educational trends. With most courses available for free, it's a convenient way for educators to earn Illinois certified professional development hours while building confidence in using cutting-edge tools and strategies. The self-paced, 24/7 format ensures flexibility, allowing participants to learn at their own pace, anytime, and anywhere. From beginner-friendly topics to advanced skills like AI in education and Google tools, LTC courses empower educators with practical, actionable knowledge to supercharge their teaching careers.

Online Courses from LTC

The Learning Technology Center offers a variety of online courses, focusing on educational technology trends and best practices in a format that fits educators' busy schedules. Explore our online program today!

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Unlock your potential with our Badge & Certification Directory! This resource offers educators a comprehensive list of certifications and badges to showcase their expertise in edtech, instructional strategies, and more. Whether you're advancing skills with tools like Google, Microsoft, or Canva, or diving into AI and STEM, these certifications are your pathway to professional growth and recognition.

Edtech Badges and Certifications

Certifications and badges effectively showcase mastery of specific skills. Educator certifications are gaining popularity as a way to highlight expertise and demonstrate an organization's quality of learning tools and educator proficiency.

PhET Interactive Simulations have been seamlessly integrated with Quizizz, providing learners with engaging tools to explore concepts in physics, chemistry, and more. These simulations promote hands-on learning, allowing students to experiment and deepen their understanding of various scientific and mathematic topics.

By leveraging Quizizz, you can further enhance this interactive experience, creating a dynamic and cohesive learning environment. You can incorporate PhET simulations with different Quizizz question types, enabling students to interact with the simulations while answering related questions simultaneously, and you'll receive immediate feedback and valuable insights into student performance!

Check out a full list of ready-to-use activities!

Library of PhET simulations (and more) on Quizizz

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Updates from Quizizz!

Big things are happening at Quizizz! 🚀 Theh've made updates to enhance your experience, including improved question tools, mastery game modes, and new avatars for gamification to make everyone's experience even better. Dive in and see how these updates can supercharge your quizzes! 🧠✨

Categorize, a New Question Type!

The Categorize question type presents learners with a set of options that they can organize into specific groups or categories. These options can include text, images, a combination of both, or equations.

Use full passages in Quizizz!

The Passage feature presents students with a passage or media, based on which they can answer a series of questions. This helps break down a complex question into multiple parts.

Mastery Peak Game Mode

Mastery Peak is a live game mode on Quizizz where students answer questions as they make their way to the top of a mountain. This game mode combines practice through spaced repetition with gamification to create an engaging learning experience.

Enhance Questions with Quizizz AI

Quizizz uses advanced AI to simplify activity creation and quick adjustments. You can easily customize activities to be accessible, relevant, and enjoyable for all students.

Qbits Avatars for Students!

Say hello to Qbits! These customizable avatars offer students fun and creative ways to represent themselves on Quizizz. Learners can deck their Qbits in funky clothes, colorful backpacks, shoes, accessories, and more!

Tuesday, June 10-Wednesday, June 11

Schoology CONNECT OH is a FREE virtual conference designed specifically for users of Schoology Learning. Over the course of two days, educators from across Ohio will come together to share innovative strategies, best practices, and insights that will transform your teaching and learning journey.

Click here to register!