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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.

JK

Janet Kuszak

Loup City Public School

LAN Manager/Tech Cord

Loup City, NE

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

Is Your School Secure? A Real-Time Cyber Risk Analysis with Tech Director Dave Huryta from Ravenna Public Schools Silver 3 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

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

1:00pm CDT

Animating Learning: Stop Motion Projects in Canva Silver 11 No Pressure: Practical Google AI for Beginners Silver 1 Social Studies Primary Sources Strategies Silver 6

2:00pm CDT

I Didn’t Know Google Slides Could Do That (30 mins) Silver 6 Build-Your-Own Tools: Simple AI Projects for the Classroom Central Hallway Canva Magic Media for Projects Central Hallway

2:45pm CDT

Life Hacks: 10+ Ways to Save Time with Technology Silver 12 Smells Like Google Spirit Silver 1

3:45pm CDT

Mic Drop: The 45-Second App Smackdown Silver 12 You Can Teach An Old Tool New Tricks Silver 5 Don't Be Lost in Translation! Tech Tools for ESL/ELL Silver 7

4:30pm CDT

NETA Reception Lobby

5:30pm CDT

Game Night with Eric Curts! Silver 1

7:00am CDT

Registration Lobby

7:15am CDT

Automate Your School Handbooks Silver 3 Gemini in Classroom Silver 12

8:15am CDT

General Session/Keynote- Laughter in the Lesson Gold Ballroom

9:30am CDT

Coffee and Exhibitor Break in Vendor Hall Break - Visit the Exhibitors in the Gold Ballroom Gold Ballroom

10:15am CDT

Byte-Sized CS: Short Computer Science Activities Bronze 3 Creating Lessons Students Will Love: Techie Tools & Ideas to Engage Silver 7 Leveraging iPad Functionality to Increase Access for Students Bronze 2

11:15am CDT

Beyond the Basics: Maximizing Google for Education Silver 4 Canva-tastic Classrooms: Ignite Creativity & Engagement Silver 7

12:00pm CDT

Lunch- Included for everyone registered! Gold Ballroom

1:00pm CDT

One Lesson, Many Learners: Differentiation with NotebookLM and Gemini Gems Silver 7 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 Smells Like Google Spirit Silver 1

2:00pm CDT

Closing Session and Prizes! Gold Ballroom