Nebraska Fall Ed Tech Conference 2026

Nebraska Fall Ed Tech Conference 2026

Welcome to the 2026 Nebraska Fall Ed Tech Conference!

7:30am CDT

Registration Pre-function

8:30am CDT

Things That Can't Be Googled HawthorneBrian Buffington

9:30am CDT

Exhibitor Break

10:00am CDT

Buff Nuggets Extravaganza: The Best of 2026, Brian Buffington HawthorneBrian Buffington Let's Talk About "Screen Time" Arbor 1Gary Needham • Educational Service Unit 9 No more blowing off STEAM Olive BranchJoshua Drake • Silver Lake Public Schools Sports Intros on a Budget Arbor 2James Reed • Holdrege Public Schools Building Coherent Digital Literacy Systems for the A.I. Era IvanhoeAndrew Easton • ESU Coordinating Council

10:45am CDT

Exhibitor Break

11:00am CDT

Competition Robotics Provides Incredible Career Connections Arbor 1Gary Needham • Educational Service Unit 9 Cybersecurity Best Practices for You and Your District IvanhoeScott Isaacson Is All AI Created Equally Olive BranchBryan Artman • UNK One Pride, Many Stories: Building District Communications Arbor 2Terry Julian • Hastings Public Schools Your Chatbot Is an App Builder HawthorneInc. • Tony Vincent

11:45am CDT

Lunch Hawthorne

12:30pm CDT

AI Arcade: Vibe Coding Games and Mini-Apps with AI HawthorneJennifer Davis • ESU 1 Brand Your School: The Sandy Creek Brand Strategy Arbor 2Jeremy Borer Design Once, Teach Forever: Using Canvas Templates to Save Time and Create Consistency IvanhoeShara Johnson Four Ways to Use GenAI in Multi-Lingual Classrooms Olive BranchGuy Trainin Using AI Driven Video Observation for Teaching Improvement Arbor 1Guy Trainin • UNL

1:15pm CDT

Exhibitor Break

1:30pm CDT

Gemini Notebook: Your AI Partner for Special Education Olive BranchLynne Herr Calm Corners & Smart Tools: Designing Neurodiversity-Affirming Libraries with Technology IvanhoeMcKenzie White • Bennington Public Schools I'm Teaching CS, Now What? Arbor 2Kimberly Ingraham-Beck • Gretna Public Schools Promoting Student Learning: The Principal/Tech Coordinator Partnership Arbor 1Jeff Neuman Beyond the Ban: Learning *WITH* AI HawthorneJason Everett

2:15pm CDT

Exhibitor Break

2:30pm CDT

101 Things to Create with Canva and things you can do TOMORROW! HawthorneDana Fontaine • Fremont Public Schools Broccoli & Facebook: Building Trust for Your District Thru Strategic Content Arbor 2Mitchell Roush • Grand Island Public Schools Building Capacity & Culture: Tech Challenge Fun! Arbor 1Melissa Zeiszler • Kennedy Elementary - OPS English Teachers Talk AI: Reclaiming our Humanity IvanhoeEvi Wusk • Nebraska Wesleyan University More Than Flying: Using Drones to Build Engagement, Problem Solving, and Computational Thinking Olive BranchLindsay Wilson • Liberty Middle School