Commander and Chief at Using Technology Better :: a #Google, #Microsoft, #Apple, #Canva training company with offices in 🇳🇿 🇦🇺 🇲🇾 🇯🇵 serving the 🌏
Christchurch City, New Zealand
Joined May 2009
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🚀 Microsoft Edge is breaking down language barriers with real-time AI video translation, dubbing & subtitles! 🌍🎥
More ways for students to access content in the language that supports their learning best. 🙌
#EdTech #Accessibility #MicrosoftEdge #K12 #mieexpert
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Teachers: Want to make tech work for you - not against you?
APL Live is back Jan 19–21 for AU & NZ educators.
Free sessions. Practical strategies. Real classroom impact.
🧵 Here’s what’s coming:
#APL #AppleEducation #ANZTeachers
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Teachers can now register for Apple Professional Learning Live’s Back to School 2026 sessions. Free, practical workshops focused on classroom-ready ideas for using iPad and Mac. A great way to start the year with fresh ideas.
education.apple.com/resource…
@AppleEDU @Usingtechbetter
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Just shared in the Apple Education community:
Before the Words: Using Visuals, Soundscapes, and AI Socratic Tools to Spark Writing.
@AppleEDU @Usingtechbetter
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I work a lot with Higher Education and Secondary teachers in the area of Spatial. I always love sharing new FREE tools I come across for 3D creation, and this one is a rip snorter! Create 3D maps of your local area. @Usingtechbetter
youtu.be/izZvXOgQ4aE
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Did you know @MicrosoftEDU @Copilot now has image to 3D creation?? You will find it in the link in the comments. Free and in the Copilot labs section. Great way for students to visualise design concepts in 3D. And it does a pretty good job. @Usingtechbetter
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Now rolling out globally! Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Chat is now Generally Available for 13+
Rollout will take a week or two to complete 🌍🌎🌏
Details in the link below 👇
ALT Picture of Copilot Chat
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🎧 Spatial Audio in AR! Preview GarageBand’s Dancefloor Rush loop in AR—each 3D shape holds a unique sound. Drag them around, get closer, and hear audio shift with your movement in AirPods. Opens in Safari if you don’t have @scenery_app on iPhone/iPad.
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Just sharing again because it fills my soul. This kind of interactive student tech isn’t about the tools or the end product - it’s about the stories they help tell, and that quiet, powerful hope that our community will feel something real and want to connect. #themaskswewear
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They said I couldn’t copy/reuse the code from @canva {codeforme}—but I love a challenge. Just discovered a simple hack that unlocked everything. Sometimes the biggest breakthroughs come from the smallest shifts in thinking. @CanvaEdu @Usingtechbetter
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AI in education is transforming how we teach and learn! 🚀 Huge thanks to the educators, school leaders, and our partners @pbtechnz, @FusionIT_NZ , and @GoogleForEdu for making the #GoogleRoadshow in Auckland a success #EdTech #AIinEducation #UTBAI
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Hey Aussie Teachers!
We’re thrilled to be teaming up with Canva for an exciting new design competition!
Living in Australia means natural disasters are part of our story — but so is our creativity & resilience. Let’s empower our students to imagine & design. @canva @CanvaEdu
What if your students could design shelters that save lives? With creativity, innovation, and Canva, they can.
Join Rethinking Shelter: The Ultimate Canva Design Challenge - where students rethink what shelter means. Create. Compete. Inspire. 🧵👇
@PaulHamilton8 @CanvaEdu
Mike Reading retweeted
In my latest article, I explore how spatial memory connects us to the world around us and how we can bridge the physical and digital through RoomPlan scans. Check it out (only a 2 minute read).... @Apple @AppleEDU @Usingtechbetter
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I have given some examples of how capturing the world in 3D can benefit industries such as design/architecture but what about creative industries? How about taking that roomplan scan & creating a game environment. Made in @splinetool with custom lidar scan mercenary character.
Mike Reading retweeted
Intrinsic motivation isn't taught. It's unleashed.
Kids learn to value wealth, status & fame by observing what their parents prize. But they come to value growth, connection & contribution when they feel supported.
The heart of building character is building caring relationships.
Mike Reading retweeted
A Canva tool that you may not be aware of? Teachers - you'll love this one. Close activities, interactive feedback, check for understanding or even prototyping UI designs. Anything else? Let me introduce you to 'The dropdown'. @Usingtechbetter @CanvaEdu @canva
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Disappointment comes from knowing things could be better. Gratitude flows from knowing things could be worse.
We don't control events, but we do choose our outlook. Where we focus shapes how we feel.
For most people in most places, this is the best time in history to be alive.
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Exciting news! Quizzes and polls have just dropped on @CanvaEdu ! 🎉 Get instant feedback, insights, and reflections in just a couple of clicks. Simply head to Elements and explore the new polls/quizzes feature. We’ve been waiting for this—so good! @Usingtechbetter @canva
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#NewinLoop: Show everyone exactly what you mean by recording a video, an audio or a screen recording to get your point across. Just type '/record'!