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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Amy Baskerville

Eustis-Farnam Public Schools

Tech Coordinator

Eustis, NE

7:30am CDT

Registration Lobby

8:30am CDT

All Write, All Write, All Write: Writing across the Curriculum Silver 10Melissa Legate • Adam Sparks- Short Answer Gotcha! Use AI for Good Not Evil! Silver 11Dana Fontaine Train Your Own AI: A Hands-On Guide to Teachable Machine Silver 9Kimberly Ingraham-Beck Unlocking the Past: Creating Digital Archives for School Communities Silver 5Chris Haeffner • Sara Scott

9:30am CDT

The Time is Now Back Gold BallroomAdam Welcome

10:30am CDT

Break - Visit the Exhibitors in the Gold Ballroom Front Gold Ballroom

11:30am CDT

Adventure into Project Based Learning Silver 5Hanna Borgmann Building a Cybersecurity Culture in Schools Silver 2Andy Boell Maximizing conneCTION: A Comprehensive Workshop for Teachers on Digital Lesson Management and Sharing Strategies Bronze 1Ian Kollipara • Leen-Kiat Soh Beyond the Basics of Magic School AI for Elementary Teachers LobbyBrittany Carroll Effortless Google Slides in 1 Minute – For Everyone! LobbyLindsay Kellams

12:00pm CDT

Lunch Back Gold Ballroom Makerspace Bronze 5

1:15pm CDT

After the Breach: A Ransomware Panel Discussion for Small Schools Silver 2Andrew Contreras • Cody Ernesti STEM in a Minute- Aerospace Silver 9Michelle Boyce • Kayla Kill Building Digital Citizens: K-12 Objectives & Lessons for Every Grade Silver 5Joy Harvey

2:15pm CDT

The Great Escape: Designing Digital Escape Rooms to Boost Engagement Bronze 1Trina Popple So Much to Do, so Little Time Silver 5Valerie Chmelka

3:15pm CDT

Don’t Get caught between the Sheets! Silver 6Brian Gibson You Want to Get Started with Canva? Silver 12Shelly Mowinkel Googling the Uncharted: Otterly Fabulous Google Goodies! Silver 7Amy Storer Makerspaces and Hands-on Learning Silver 1Adam Welcome

4:15pm CDT

Pick our Brains, Not our Noses! Silver 3Jason Harris STEM in a Minute-Paper Only Bronze 1Michelle Boyce • Kayla Kill "But I don't have a TA/Para!!!!!?!?!?!" Silver 5Jacob Barry • Amy Williams Tips and Tricks for All My Chromies Silver 7Amy Storer

6:30pm CDT

NETA Reception Lobby

7:15am CDT

Access Granted: AI Hacks for ADA-Friendly Websites Silver 3Joy Harvey • Emily Jacobs EPS and the Crusade for Modern Management of Windows Devices Silver 2Jason Harris Learning Adventures with Canva Silver 7Jennifer Davis Chromebooks Can Do That?! Silver 1Eric Curts Tools You Can Use Tomorrow Silver 6Leslie Fisher

8:30am CDT

Beyond the Whiteboard Back Gold BallroomLaurie Smith

9:00am CDT

I May Never Teach an Astronaut Back Gold BallroomScott Phillips

9:30am CDT

Break - Visit the Exhibitors in the Gold Ballroom Front Gold Ballroom

10:15am CDT

Google Admin Console Best Practices - Round Table Discussion Silver 3Nathan Gartner • Brian Gibson • Jason Harris • Gary Warner Security vs. Privacy in Education Silver 2Darci Lindgren Unlocking Purpose and Creativity: The Power of 'Why' Silver 4Liliana Macken • Dan Sanborn • Abigail Young Combatting Today’s Security Concerns in Schools Bronze 2Mark O'Sullivan Active Learning with Google Tools Silver 1Eric Curts Greatest H.I.T.S. - High Impact Teaching Strategies Silver 7Amy Storer Lesson-Palooza: Over 264 Ways to Rock Your Elementary Library Silver 5Betsy Thomas

11:15am CDT

“That’s Me in the Spotlight”—Creating Audience for Students Silver 10Melissa Pilakowski Makerspaces: A Cross-Curricular Experience Silver 9Travis Ray Digital Curation for Year Round Library Success Silver 5Betsy Thomas Hipster Google - Tools You Probably Never Heard Of Silver 1Eric Curts Lessons from Late Night: A Teaching Workshop Inspired by Jimmy Fallon Silver 12Scott Phillips

12:00pm CDT

Lunch On Your Own Lunch on Your Own

1:15pm CDT

Cybersecurity Tips for Teachers Silver 2Kimberly Ingraham-Beck Modern Digital Literacy Skills for Students & Staff Silver 11Stefanie Green The Need for Password Management Tools in Schools Silver 3Dan Ellsworth Leading with Purpose: Applying the Wisdom of the Bullfrog in Education Silver 12Scott Phillips

2:00pm CDT

Closing Session - Prizes Silver 1