UTB eNews AU: Oct 2022
With the borders opening up Aussie trainers have been busy supporting schools around the country. Training highlights
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Using Technology Better boosts your productivity and frees up your time. It’s engaging, practical tech training – without the mind-numbing, snoozefest presentations you’re used to.
Fewer tech headaches = Better productivity & a lot less stress.
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Schools and tertiary education organisations that want to improve their results and educators whowant to feel comfortable in the classroom by leveraging the power of technology.
Organisations that want to up-skill their employees so they can be as efficient and productive as possible in day-to-day tasks – and be confident with the tools they use.
Certifications deliver outcomes and achieve results for organisations and individuals. Our expert trainers will guide and prep organisations and individuals to take exams with confidence and earn certification.
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…But besides the swear jar being full and people clocking off WAY later than they should, how can you tell if your staff are struggling to manage their tech?
If you answer ‘Yes!’ to ANY of these questions, you definitely need our help…
They feel stressed, frustrated and as if their
workload is getting the better of them.
Employees seem to waste countless hours on
admin tasks that should be simple.
They’d only just worked out the old system and you think you’ve wasted your money.
If you can’t look after your own systems, you can’t deliver your best work externally.
It’s like they’ve given up on producing their best work because of a tech barrier.
Previous training sessions have been hella boring and difficult to understand.
With our training, your staff will work smarter, find more free time and feel confident,
supported and empowered. They’ll be able to immediately implement their learning to
boost efficiency and achieve performance targets…
You’re welcome!
We’re educators at heart, so professional
development and training for education is something we’re really passionate about. Our training is available
at an individual level or as school-wide PD initiatives – and we always tailor our approach to your staffing
levels and unique focus areas.
From your front office staff and classroom teachers,
right the way through to the leadership of your school, everyone will be on the same page when it comes to using technology in a way that helps them do their
jobs easily, effectively and to the best of their ability
If your staff are struggling to master your internal
systems, it could be costing your company a lot of
cash. Poor tech knowledge leads to substandard processes, unorganised information and weak
customer service (not to mention lower profits).
We work with businesses of all shapes and sizes to
connect with employees, increase efficiency, boost
productivity and improve motivation. We help you invest in the development of your staff so they can improve their daily workflows and your bottom line.
Certifications deliver outcomes and achieve results for organisations and individuals. Our expert trainers will guide and prep organisations and individuals to take exams with confidence and earn certification.
Getting certified means subject mastery, increased productivity, better performance, speedy troubleshooting and sound decision.
Our flexible online training schedule means you can book yourself or your organisation in at a time that suits your timelines. Start training today.
Our amazing team of trainers will touch
down at your preferred location to deliver
a technology class in the flesh. It’s a great
option for getting all of your staff together
in one place so they can all develop their
tech skills at the same time.
Our online courses have been developed
so anyone can expand their tech
knowledge – anytime, anywhere. It follows the same process as the on site training,
but attendees join live, virtual classes
completely independently.
Guaranteed to hone your tech skills in meaningful, practical ways, Learn on
Demand gives you unfettered access to over 40 prerecorded online courses, short and snappy UTB Shorts, Skills Checklist a swag of added bonuses.
We’ve all been there. Stuffy, boring tech training that leaves us sprawled over the desk begging for mercy. You end up distracted and disinterested – scrolling through old Facebook photos or online shopping for a pair of killer new shoes.
Let’s see if you can relate…
Here’s what a typical (a.k.a boring!) training session looks like:
A stranger rocks up in a fancy shirt, stands at the front of the room with an overflowing slide deck full of cringe-worthy stock images. For hours on end, this monotone voice goes in one ear and out the other while everyone is doing their best not to fall asleep! Oh… And the person who organised the training is taken off the Christmas list.
It’s part of the reason why so many people don’t engage with technology training – and never fully understand how it can benefit them. It’s just dull!
Learning about technology shouldn’t send you to
sleep! And we’ve seen far too many trainers who
clearly don’t want to be there delivering programs
that are out-dated and irrelevant (they’d have a
hard time keeping their own mothers interested).
Our promise to you is that our sessions will be
relevant, engaging and leave your staff wanting
more (we even guarantee it!).
Whether you’re a small school with a handful of
staff or a multinational organisation with
thousands of employees, no two training situations
are the same. That’s why we take the time to
understand your specific targets and adapt accordingly. We never take a cookie-cutter
approach to your development.
Seriously, they’re awesome (just ask them) – and
endorsed at the highest level. Our trainers
understand the process of delivering fun, useful
training that gets you from where you are to where
you want to be. And you’ll always get up-to-the-
minute solutions that work consistently – with
minimal resistance and frustration.
We’re fully-accredited coaches and professional learning specialists backed by
Microsoft, Google, Apple and more of the brightest minds in the technology industry. By working with these trusted partners, we can help you conquer your tech demons!
Here’s a little taste of what we offer…
Gmail Drive, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Classroom & More
Teams, Outlook, OneDrive,
Windows 10 & More
iPad, iCloud, Pages, Keynote,
Numbers, iCal & More
STEAM, Canva, Seesaw,
Sphero, Code Avengers & More
ERP, CRM or any other
management system you’re
currently using
It really gets you thinking about ‘why’ you do what you do. Great to have time out from the classroom to experiment and have time to think and discuss different ideas.
Thank you Mike! I really found the 4 week course on ‘How to Motivate, Manage & Engage Your Students’ really interesting and great food for thought on how to improve my class routines and student engagement.
Mike, awesome course, fantastic resources and a real wake-up for someone who considers himself technically astute but not necessarily updated!
I have been teaching for four years, and this was the best Professional Development course I have completed…even the students said
to me “you should do these things more often.
OMG!!! What a change! This class
has a lot of students in it, and I find the room very small for all the different personalities.
I just wanted to say an extra big thank you for providing such a great service. Online, at night and in the comfort of home – with my two young children asleep in the other room – pretty awesome actually.
We take an owner’s mindset which
means we’ll do what is best for
your context and people.
We have a strict no geek speak, no
snoozefest presentations and
certainly no training for the sake of
training policy; aka we can read a
room and adapt.
Less about the tools and more about how your team are using them.
Say Goodbye To Boring IT Sessions…
Boost The Performance of Your Teams…
Get Confident With Technology…
& Have Fun Doing It…
Start the conversation today,
for happier humans tomorrow.
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Introduction
We hold the privacy of your personal information in the highest regard.
Using Technology Better regards customer privacy as an important part of our relationship with our customers. The following privacy policy applies to all Using Technology Better users, and conforms to Internet privacy standards.
This policy will be continuously assessed against new technologies, business practices and our customers’ needs.
If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should first contact the support team on our Contact Us Page.
Collection of Information
In order to use the Using Technology Better website, we may require information from you in order to provide the best service possible.
All correspondence may also be collected and stored, particularly in regard to sales, support and accounts, including Email.
Any information collected by Using Technology Better is collected via correspondence from you or your company. This may be via the telephone, Email, mail, fax or directly through our website.
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Use of Collection Information
Any details collected from Using Technology Better customers is required in order to provide you with our
products and/or services, and a high level of customer service.
Correspondence is recorded in order to provide service references, and to assist in our staff development.
Web Site Use Information
Similar to other commercial Web sites, our Web sites utilize a standard technology called “cookies” (see explanation below, “What Are Cookies?”) and web server log files to collect information about how our Web site is used.
Information gathered through cookies and Web server logs may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our Web site, and the Web sites visited just before and just after our Web site.
Storage of Collected Information
The security of your personal information is important to us. When you enter sensitive information (such as credit card numbers) on our website, we encrypt that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL).
When Credit Card details are collected, we simply pass them on in order to be processed as required. We never permanently store complete Credit Card details.
We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it.
If you have any questions about security on our Website, you can email us at <ContactEmail>.
Access to Collected Information
If your personally identifiable information changes, or if you no longer desire our service, you may correct, update, delete or deactivate it by emailing us at <ContactEmail>.
Orders
If you purchase a product or service from us, we may request certain personally identifiable information from you.
You may be required to provide contact information such as:
Name
Postal address
Your school or organisation
Financial information (such as credit card number, expiration date, name on card, card billing address).
We use this information for billing purposes and to fill your orders. If we have trouble processing an order, we will use this information to contact you.
Communications
Using Technology Better uses personally identifiable information for essential communications, such as
Emails
Accounts information
Critical service details.
We may also use this information for other purposes, including some promotional Emails.
If at any time a customer wishes not to receive such correspondence, they can request to be removed from any mailing lists by contacting support.
You will be notified when your personal information is collected by any third party that is not our agent/service provider, so you can make an informed choice as to whether or not to share your information with that party.
Third Parties
Using Technology Better may at its discretion use other third parties to provide essential services on our site or for our business processes.
We may share your details as necessary for the third party to provide that service.
These third parties are prohibited from using your personally identifiable information for any other purpose.
Using Technology Better does not share any information with third parties for any unknown or unrelated uses.
What Are Cookies?
A cookie is a very small text document, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier. When you visit a Web site, that site’s computer asks your computer for permission to store this file in a part of your hard drive specifically designated for cookies.
Each Web site can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser’s preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser only permits a Web site to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other sites.
Browsers are usually set to accept cookies. However, if you would prefer not to receive cookies, you may alter the configuration of your browser to refuse cookies.
If you choose to have your browser refuse cookies, it is possible that some areas of our site will not function as effectively when viewed by the users.
A cookie cannot retrieve any other data from your hard drive or pass on computer viruses.
How Do We Use Information We Collect from Cookies?
As you visit and browse our Web site, the site uses cookies to differentiate you from other users. In some cases, we also use cookies to prevent you from having to log in more than is necessary for security.
Cookies, in conjunction with our Web server’s log files, allow us to calculate the aggregate number of people visiting our Web site and which parts of the site are most popular. This helps us gather feedback to constantly improve our Web site and better serve our clients.
Cookies do not allow us to gather any personal information about you and we do not intentionally store any personal information that your browser provided to us in your cookies.
Legal
We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on our Website.
Links
Links on the Using Technology Better site to external entities are not covered within this policy. The terms and conditions set out in this privacy statement only cover the domain name of usingtechnologybetter.com
Changes to Privacy Policy
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, and other places we deem appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so please review it periodically. If we make material changes to this policy, we will not use the personal information you have submitted to us under this Privacy Policy in a manner that is materially inconsistent with this Privacy Policy, without your prior consent
Delivery Policy
Most goods are digitally delivered instantly via email. Our services may be delivered either via an online medium or live in person.
For our online delivery see below. For services delivered live onsite, please refer to our speaker agreement form which is emailed to you on confirmation of booking.
Refund Policy
We do not offer refunds or returns unless we cannot supply goods or services or the goods or services are not delivered as promised.
Australian law is the governing body for all work, goods and services supplied by Using Technology Better.
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Using Technology Better (UTB) may film, record, and photograph me (the results of which are the “Recordings”). UTB may also incorporate into any production(s) any separate content (e.g., quotes, testimonials, biographical information, profiles, photos, videos, sound recordings, artwork, etc.) I provide to UTB or approve in writing (“Materials”).
1.License
I grant to UTB an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license to, in its sole discretion, (i) edit, translate, and modify the Recordings and the Materials, (ii) attribute the Recordings and Materials to me by my name, age, and city and state of residence, (iii) incorporate the Recordings and the Materials into content to promote UTB, its programs, or products (“Content”), and (iv) publicly use, distribute, reproduce, create derivative works from, and perform/display the Content, and any excerpts thereof, in any language.
2. No Compensation.
I grant this permission without any financial or other obligation of any nature.
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