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.

8:30am CDT

All Write, All Write, All Write: Writing across the Curriculum Silver 10Melissa Legate • Adam Sparks Practical Tech to Help MLL Success with Side-by-Side Text Silver 12Theren Hayes 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

11:30am CDT

Adventure into Project Based Learning Silver 5Hanna Borgmann Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks -- My Journey with AI Silver 10Ken Furstenau • Kay Meysenberg Effortless Google Slides in 1 Minute – For Everyone! HallwayLindsay Kellams Instant Quiz Magic: Supercharging Blooket in Minutes HallwayMelissa Stewart Lesson Plans to Lifesavers: Using AI tools in the Elementary HallwayGwen Schultz Teaching Math is Tough: Tech Tools to Help HallwayColton Gronewold Tech-niques for Teaching: Digital Tools for the English Classroom HallwayNicole Zvolanek Tech-Savvy Agenda: 5 Tech Tools to Engage Students from the Start HallwayJames Myers 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 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

2:15pm CDT

Content Crushers: Students Creating for Your School’s Social Media Silver 12Heather Callihan • Noah Journey Immersive Innovation: VR as a Gateway to Global Education Silver 10Kim Henry • Melissa Kapustka 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

3:15pm CDT

Building the Future Layer by Layer with 3D Printing Silver 3Adam Bauman • Chris Keller • Susan Riddle Making Your One Book One School a Success Silver 5Leia Rumsey Student Facing AI Tools Silver 11Jen Schneider Beyond the Breadboard: Moving students towards Printed Circuit Boards Silver 9Travis Ray KCAV Ed-Tech Solutions on a Budget Bronze 3KCAV - Amy Hunt

4:15pm CDT

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

7:15am CDT

Learning Adventures with Canva SilverJennifer Davis

10:15am CDT

Tech Tools to Assist and Enhance the Secondary ELA Classroom Silver 10Trysta Asche

11:15am CDT

Digital Well-Being: Tackling Social Media’s Impact on Mental Health Bronze 1Adam Vinter “That’s Me in the Spotlight”—Creating Audience for Students Silver 10Melissa Pilakowski An Interactive Gym for All? Yoga, Mental Health, Group Activities Bronze 3Frédéric Morin-Beland • Maggie Mintken • Brooke Wentzlaff • Grecia SanRoman Digital Curation for Year Round Library Success Silver 5Betsy Thomas

1:15pm CDT

Modern Digital Literacy Skills for Students & Staff Silver 11Stefanie Green The Need for Password Management Tools in Schools Silver 3Dan Ellsworth Parent Power Up: Creative Ways to Communicate with Families Silver 5Betsy Thomas