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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.

JE

Joanne Erlbacher

Shelby County Catholic

Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary, All Elementary Levels, Middle/Junior High

Harlan

shelbycountycatholic.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

Looker Studio getting started with Data Visualization Silver 2 Top 10 Tech Tools for 2026 Silver 12 Chromebook Accessibility Tools Silver 7 Chromebook as a Game Board Silver 6 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

Digital Storytelling in the Primary Grades Silver 8 Lights, Camera, Action: Creating a School News Show with Canva Silver 10 Vibe Coding for Tech Coordinators and Everyone Else Too! Silver 2 A.I. Image Generating Silver 6

12:00pm CDT

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

1:00pm CDT

Exploring Elementary Computer Science Bronze 3

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 Gemini for the Win: Reclaim Your Prep Period Central Hallway New way to teach vocabulary: Instant Sketchnoting with Gemini AI Central Hallway

2:45pm CDT

Your AI Treasure Chest: Creating & Sharing Gemini Gems Silver 7

3:45pm CDT

Cybersecurity Basics: Crack the Code Bronze 3 Mic Drop: The 45-Second App Smackdown Silver 12 You Can Teach An Old Tool New Tricks Silver 5

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 Greatest H.I.T.S. - High Impact Teaching Strategies Silver 1

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

Byte-Sized CS: Short Computer Science Activities Bronze 3

11:15am CDT

Canva-tastic Classrooms: Ignite Creativity & Engagement Silver 7

12:00pm CDT

Lunch- Included for everyone registered! Gold Ballroom

1:00pm CDT

Smells Like Google Spirit Silver 1

2:00pm CDT

Closing Session and Prizes! Gold Ballroom