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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.

Jeff Ingraham

Prairiestem

COO

Omaha

https://Www.prairiestem.org

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Neta board member and COO of Prairiestem non profit
Drone Pilot and Educator!

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 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 A.I. Image Generating Silver 6 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

No Pressure: Practical Google AI for Beginners Silver 1 From AI Evaluation to Implementation: Marian High School's Brisk Teaching Story Bronze 1

2:00pm CDT

I Didn’t Know Google Slides Could Do That (30 mins) Silver 6 Gemini for the Win: Reclaim Your Prep Period Central Hallway

2:45pm CDT

Beyond Chatbots: Teaching the Real Lessons Behind Fake Content Silver 10

3:45pm CDT

Teaching Beyond the Prompt: Authentic Learning with AI Silver 4

4:30pm CDT

NETA Reception Lobby

5:30pm CDT

Game Night with Eric Curts! Silver 1

7:00am CDT

Registration Lobby

7:15am CDT

Gemini in Classroom Silver 12

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

Apple Intelligence for Education: A New Era of Innovation Silver 9 Byte-Sized CS: Short Computer Science Activities Bronze 3 AI: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Silver 12

11:15am CDT

3D Printing in Elementary Bronze 3 Lights, Camera, Lesson! Creating with Google Vids Silver 12 VR in Education: Building an Immersive Environment for Students Silver 3

12:00pm CDT

Lunch- Included for everyone registered! Gold Ballroom

1:00pm CDT

Drones in the K-12 classroom Bronze 1

2:00pm CDT

Closing Session and Prizes! Gold Ballroom