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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.

Jaci Palmer

ESU 8

Instructional Technology Facilitator

5:00pm CDT

Check in/Registration Begins Lobby

6:45am CDT

Registration Lobby

8:30am CDT

Keynote George Couros: Embracing Innovation to Help Every Learner Find Success in Their Own Way Gold Ballroom

9:45am CDT

Break - Visit the Exhibitors in the Gold Ballroom Gold Ballroom

10:15am CDT

Navigating Nebraska’s K–8 Computer Science Requirements Bronze 3 Top 10 Tech Tools for 2026 Silver 12 What’s New in Education from Apple Silver 9 Chromebook Accessibility Tools Silver 7 Gem(ini): Truly Outrageous Silver 1 Laying the Foundation for Innovation in Education Gold Ballroom

11:00am CDT

Class Intercom Social Media Contest North Pre-function Area (Lobby)

11:15am CDT

Vibe Coding for Tech Coordinators and Everyone Else Too! Silver 2 Hipster Google - Tools You Probably Never Heard Of Silver 7

12:00pm CDT

Live Esports Tournament Gold Ballroom Lunch- Included for everyone registered! Gold Ballroom 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 What's New to Google for Education Silver 12 Going Deeper with Google Classroom Silver 7

2:00pm CDT

I Didn’t Know Google Slides Could Do That (30 mins) Silver 6 Computer Science at UNHS: Supporting Technology Education in Nebraska Bronze 3

2:45pm CDT

Accessibility IRL: The Six Skills You Gotta Know Bronze 2 Building the Foundation of Literacy with Apple Silver 9 Device Optional Integration Silver 4 Life Hacks: 10+ Ways to Save Time with Technology Silver 12 Smells Like Google Spirit Silver 1 Your AI Treasure Chest: Creating & Sharing Gemini Gems Silver 7

4:30pm CDT

NETA Reception Lobby

5:30pm CDT

Game Night with Eric Curts! Silver 1

7:00am CDT

Registration Lobby

8:15am CDT

General Session/Keynote- Laughter in the Lesson Gold Ballroom

9:30am CDT

Break - Visit the Exhibitors in the Gold Ballroom Gold Ballroom

10:15am CDT

Vibe Coding with A.I. Silver 6

11:15am CDT

Before The Prompt: Foundational Skills for AI-Ready Students Silver 5 Beyond the Basics: Maximizing Google for Education Silver 4 Real Learning with Artificial Intelligence Silver 8 Tap, Type, Transform: Tech-Powered Adventures Bronze 2 Lights, Camera, Lesson! Creating with Google Vids Silver 12

12:00pm CDT

Lunch- Included for everyone registered! Gold Ballroom

1:00pm CDT

CETL Certification (Certified Education Technology Leader ) Silver 3 Less Grading, More Growing: How AI Shifted Focus to Student Ownership Silver 5 One Lesson, Many Learners: Differentiation with NotebookLM and Gemini Gems Silver 7

2:00pm CDT

Closing Session and Prizes! Gold Ballroom