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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.

JF

Jared Fausch

Southern Valley Schools

Technology Coordinator

Oxford, NE

sveagles.org

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

Authentic Connection: Building Real Relationships in a Digital World Bronze 2 Navigating Nebraska’s K–8 Computer Science Requirements Bronze 3 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 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

Cybersecurity Tips for Staff Silver 5 Exploring the CYBER.ORG Range Bronze 3 Inside LPS: A Snapshot of Our Accessibility Journey Bronze 2 Lights, Camera, Action: Creating a School News Show with Canva Silver 10

12:00pm CDT

Live Esports Tournament Gold Ballroom Lunch- Included for everyone registered! Gold Ballroom

1:00pm CDT

Exploring Elementary Computer Science Bronze 3 What's New to Google for Education Silver 12

1:45pm CDT

AI as Tutor, Tool, and Tension: Undergraduate Engineers Navigating Generative AI Lobby

2:45pm CDT

Seconds to Chaos: Aftermath of a Breach and How to Stop the Next One Silver 2

3:45pm CDT

Cybersecurity Basics: Crack the Code Bronze 3

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

Traditional Cyber Defenses are Being Bypassed Every Day: How To Defend Accordingly Silver 2

11:15am CDT

Digital Accessibility — By Everyone, For Everyone Silver 10

12:00pm CDT

Lunch- Included for everyone registered! Gold Ballroom

1:00pm CDT

Let’s Talk About AI: A Roundtable on Teaching, Ethics, and Experience Silver 4

2:00pm CDT

Closing Session and Prizes! Gold Ballroom