NETA 2025

NETA 2025

The NETA Board is excited to welcome you to a dynamic learning experience on May 1-2, 2025, at the Younes Conference Center North in Kearney, Nebraska.

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8:30am CDT

All Write, All Write, All Write: Writing across the Curriculum Silver 10Melissa Legate • Adam Sparks From Solo to Team: Building a School’s Social Media and Web Impact Silver 4Janelle Gegg • Terry Julian Gotcha! Use AI for Good Not Evil! Silver 11Dana Fontaine Practical Tech to Help MLL Success with Side-by-Side Text Silver 12Theren Hayes The 502 Project - Community Centered Cybersecurity Education Silver 3Nathan Fisk • Felice Flake The Case for Personal Device-Free Schools Silver 1Adam Vinter Train Your Own AI: A Hands-On Guide to Teachable Machine Silver 9Kimberly Ingraham-Beck What’s New in Education from Apple Silver 8Apple Education Unlocking the Past: Creating Digital Archives for School Communities Silver 5Chris Haeffner • Sara Scott An Affordable Platform to Meet K12's Cybersecurity and Teaching Needs Bronze 2Tyler Bussmann • Justin Plumhoff Explore Best Practices Using the Newline Interactive Panels Bronze 3Austin Glover • Randy Hinrichs • G. Anderson Lake friEd's Hall of F.A.M.E. - Favorite App Mashups & Extensions Silver 7Amy Storer

11:30am CDT

AI in Education: Is this Making us more Creative or Less? Silver 1Evi Wusk Maximizing conneCTION: A Comprehensive Workshop for Teachers on Digital Lesson Management and Sharing Strategies Bronze 1Ian Kollipara • Leen-Kiat Soh Paper, Paper, no more Paper! Online Forms Silver 3Armando Perez • Briana Sand Pathways to Teaching CS Silver 9Brian Dorn • Gwen Nugent • Leen-Kiat Soh • University of Nebraska - Lincoln - Guy Trainin Video Made the Teacher AStar-Video to Reflect & Improve Instruction Silver 4Theren Hayes Empowering Inclusive Classrooms: Leveraging Assistive Technology for Students with Visual Impairments to Enhance Equity and Engagement. HallwayBen Lytle Level Up Your Playbook: How ChatGPT can Transform Your Coaching Game! HallwayColeman Gore Plans, Professionalism and Productivty in under 5 Minutes HallwayBrock Rezny Unleashing Creativity and Engagement with Curipod HallwayMikaela Boss • Madalynn Fousek WeWillWrite: A Free Program to Ignite Student Writing and Engagement HallwayKaylen Rodrigues Wired for Learning: Circuit Board Projects in the CS Classroom HallwayMolly Bartels • Tiffany Lothrop

1:15pm CDT

Amplify Your Impact through Podcasting Silver 4ESU Coordinating Council - Andrew Easton • Evi Wusk Ensuring Equitable Access Silver 8Apple Education Inclusive Education with UDL: Tech Tools and Techniques Silver 12Justin Bray • Crystal Ernst STEM in a Minute- Aerospace Silver 9Michelle Boyce • Kayla Kill Technology Coordinators: Current Issues Discussion Silver 3Adam Bauman • Lloyd Sommerer Building Digital Citizens: K-12 Objectives & Lessons for Every Grade Silver 5Joy Harvey Transform Student Learning in STEM, CTE, and Careers with AR/VR and AI Bronze 3Dee Dickson What Could it Look Like if all Students were Engaged Readers? Bronze 2Renaissance - Mark Kessler • Tiyi Smith Kids Deserve It Silver 1Adam Welcome Unleash AI Creativity with Adobe Express Silver 7Amy Storer

2:15pm CDT

Apple Intelligence for Education: A New Era of Innovation Silver 8Apple Education Content Crushers: Students Creating for Your School’s Social Media Silver 12Heather Callihan • Noah Journey Data-Driven Defense: Optimizing Cybersecurity Efforts Silver 2Rance Hall I’m Teaching CS, Now What? Silver 9Kimberly Ingraham-Beck Teaching Writing with AI: Painting the Gray Silver 7ESU Coordinating Council - Andrew Easton • Crystal Ernst • Sarah Essay • Katrina Gotschall The Great Escape: Designing Digital Escape Rooms to Boost Engagement Bronze 1Trina Popple From Paper to Progress: Unlocking the Power of Digitized Documents Bronze 2Ray Douglas Managing the Firewall Lifecycle Bronze 3Jon Bosche Deep Dive Silver 1Adam Welcome

3:15pm CDT

Building Media Literacy in the Age of AI Silver 4Adam Vinter Building the Future Layer by Layer with 3D Printing Silver 3Adam Bauman • Chris Keller • Susan Riddle Level Up Technology in the Classroom Silver 8Apple Education NCNE Cybersecurity Framework Silver 2Andy Boell Student Facing AI Tools Silver 11Jen Schneider Don’t Get caught between the Sheets! Silver 6Brian Gibson Beyond the Breadboard: Moving students towards Printed Circuit Boards Silver 9Travis Ray Projecting Possibilities Bronze 2Epson America, Inc. - John Harris Googling the Uncharted: Otterly Fabulous Google Goodies! Silver 7Amy Storer Makerspaces and Hands-on Learning Silver 1Adam Welcome

4:15pm CDT

3-D Printing - Is it really that Simple? Silver 2Bryan Becker Fantastic AI-Related Questions and Where to Discuss Them Silver 12ESU Coordinating Council - Andrew Easton Leveling Up Nebraska: The Rise of Esports in the Cornhusker State Silver 10Matt Hinkel • Nate Simons Movie Magic: Building an Effective Video Production Course Silver 4Bret Kohles • Kelly McVey • David Stastny Pick our Brains, Not our Noses! Silver 3Jason Harris STEM in a Minute-Paper Only Bronze 1Michelle Boyce • Kayla Kill Video Storytelling for Impact: Engage, Inspire, and Align Your Community Silver 8Apple Education "But I don't have a TA/Para!!!!!?!?!?!" Silver 5Jacob Barry • Amy Williams Crafting Effective RFPs: Getting the Right Solutions for Your School Bronze 2Adam Jurgens Wi-Fi 7 Infrastructure Planning: A Practical Guide for K-12 Bronze 3SmartWAVE Technologies - Joe De Bauche • John Murphy Tips and Tricks for All My Chromies Silver 7Amy Storer