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NETA 2026

The NETA Board is excited to welcome you to a dynamic learning experience on April 30-May 1,2026, at the Younes Conference Center North in Kearney, Nebraska.

8:30am CDT

Assistive Technology Playground with the ATP Education Team Bronze 5

10:15am CDT

ESPORTS More than Just Games Silver 5 Looker Studio getting started with Data Visualization Silver 2 Navigating Nebraska’s K–8 Computer Science Requirements Bronze 3 Novel Ideas: Tech Tools to Help Students Publish Their Stories Bronze 1 Prototyping Prosthetics: Reimagining the Elementary Engineering Design Process Silver 4 Top 10 Tech Tools for 2026 Silver 12 What’s New in Education from Apple Silver 9 Is Your School Secure? A Real-Time Cyber Risk Analysis with Tech Director Dave Huryta from Ravenna Public Schools Silver 3 Chromebook Accessibility Tools Silver 7 Chromebook as a Game Board Silver 6 Surviving on Coffee, Chrome Tabs, and Cool Classroom Tech. Silver 8

11:15am CDT

AI and the Art of Teaching Writing to Humans Silver 12 Cybersecurity Tips for Staff Silver 5 Exploring the CYBER.ORG Range Bronze 3 Making game day special for our athletes and fans: Using social media, video and audio to create a home field advantage Bronze 1 AI for Multilingual Transcription, Translation & Summarization Silver 3 A.I. Image Generating Silver 6 Hipster Google - Tools You Probably Never Heard Of Silver 7

12:00pm CDT

Beyond the Desk: Librarian Lunch, Learn and Sharing Silver 8 Makerspace Bronze Boardroom

1:00pm CDT

Apple Intelligence for Education: A New Era of Innovation Silver 9 Breaking Barriers with Tech-Driven UDL Solutions Bronze 2 Ctrl+Alt+Fix: Rebooting Your School’s Tech Strategy and Culture Silver 4 Ignite Learning with IXL and Spark Studio Silver 5 Planting the Seeds of Reading: Growing Your Community with Beanstack Silver 10 Wired for Success: Recabling 29 Buildings for the Digital Age Silver 2 From AI Evaluation to Implementation: Marian High School's Brisk Teaching Story Bronze 1 What's New to Google for Education Silver 12 Going Deeper with Google Classroom Silver 7 Social Studies Primary Sources Strategies Silver 6

1:45pm CDT

AI as Tutor, Tool, and Tension: Undergraduate Engineers Navigating Generative AI Lobby CS FUTURES: A Model for Recruiting and Preparing Pre-Service Teachers Lobby Designing Immersive Vocabulary Learning Experiences through Virtual Reality: Alice’s VR Wonderland for English Learners Lobby From Prompts to Practice: Elementary Pre-Service Teachers’ Classroom Uses of AI Chatbots Lobby Pathways to Teaching CS Lobby Preparing Teachers to Teach CS: Insights from Nebraska's Two- and Four-Year Colleges Lobby

2:00pm CDT

Birds of a Feather- Media Specialists Bronze 2 Computer Science at UNHS: Supporting Technology Education in Nebraska Bronze 3 Beyond the Textbook: Creating Custom Storybooks for Academics & SEL Central Hallway Don't Just Code It, Hold It: Physical Computing w/ Circuit Playground Central Hallway Fixer to Facilitator: Gemini for Meaningful Writing Revision Central Hallway

2:45pm CDT

Beyond Chatbots: Teaching the Real Lessons Behind Fake Content Silver 10 Building the Foundation of Literacy with Apple Silver 9 Life Hacks: 10+ Ways to Save Time with Technology Silver 12 Building Secure, Reliable AI-Ready Networks for Lean IT Teams Silver 11 Empowering K–12 with Modern AV, Safety, and Classroom Technology Silver 3 Safeguard Systems, Strengthen Budgets: ClassLink for Tech Teams Silver 8 Seconds to Chaos: Aftermath of a Breach and How to Stop the Next One Silver 2 Understanding Bad Behavior in the Digital and the Physical World Bronze 1

3:45pm CDT

Book Clubs: GAME ON! Silver 10 Cybersecurity Basics: Crack the Code Bronze 3 Empowering All Learners Silver 9 Teaching Beyond the Prompt: Authentic Learning with AI Silver 4 You Can Teach An Old Tool New Tricks Silver 5 Stop doing your technology in a silo! Find the right partner..... Silver 3

7:15am CDT

AI, AI Captain! Be a Captain of Innovation Using AI at Your Building! Silver 7 Automate Your School Handbooks Silver 3 Proactive MTSS That Moves: Powered by ScootPad Bronze 2 Strong Security, Simple Sign-Ins: Student MFA with Clever Silver 2 Assistive Technology Playground with the ATP Education Team Bronze 5

10:00am CDT

Makerspace Bronze Boardroom

10:15am CDT

Apple Intelligence for Education: A New Era of Innovation Silver 9 Bringing our Presentations to Life - Make Learning POP Silver 11 Byte-Sized CS: Short Computer Science Activities Bronze 3 Creating Lessons Students Will Love: Techie Tools & Ideas to Engage Silver 7 Google Docs Glow-Up: Designing Dynamic Resources Silver 8 Interactive by Design: Blending Tech, Apps and AI Silver 10

11:15am CDT

Apple: Integrating Creativity in the Classroom Silver 9 Are You Ready Player One? The EPIC Rise of Esports in Nebraska! Silver 11 Beyond the Basics: Maximizing Google for Education Silver 4 Canva-tastic Classrooms: Ignite Creativity & Engagement Silver 7 Empower Scholars’ Modes of Communication with Google Tools Bronze 1 Tap, Type, Transform: Tech-Powered Adventures Bronze 2 Total Request Live: The Ultimate Countdown of Adobe Express AI Tools Silver 1

1:00pm CDT

Connect with Apple Education Silver 9 Designing for Accessibility Bronze 2 Drones in the K-12 classroom Bronze 1 Kai Bots. Not a question, it is the ANSWER! Bronze 3 Less Grading, More Growing: How AI Shifted Focus to Student Ownership Silver 5 Let’s Talk About AI: A Roundtable on Teaching, Ethics, and Experience Silver 4 The last dance. Tips & tricks after 28 years of being a tech director. Silver 2 Maximize the Impact of Reading and Math Practice Silver 8