Written by: Scott Harrington One of the most common phrases we hear from students is, “Why do I have to learn this?” or “I’ll never use algebra in my life.” These questions reflect a narrow view of learning that sees education only in terms of immediate relevance. Adding to this challenge is the way today’s... Read More

Written by: Evi Wusk Last year, I was working as an educational technology professor when I was part of a group who created Writing & AI: Navigating the Gray Areas, a multimodal resource for teachers (link here). At the time, I thought a lot about the “big picture” questions: What does AI mean for writing... Read More

Written by: Lisa Bohaty Computer science is such a fun and exciting thing to teach to elementary students. They get excited as they start to understand the concept of completing a program. The cheers and excitement felt by students are contagious. Yet, teaching computer science to kindergarteners can seem overwhelming and intimidating. Will they even... Read More

Written by: Shaun Young For the past two years, my role as the Computer Science and Technology Education Specialist at the Nebraska Department of Education has revolved around helping schools prepare for something significant, and at times daunting – the rollout of our state’s new computer science graduation requirement. We’ve worked side by side with... Read More

Written by: Terry Julian In education, we’re all familiar with the phrase “Other duties as assigned.” It’s the catch-all for whatever doesn’t neatly fit into a job description—but still needs doing. For some of us, though, there’s a twist. Sometimes those duties aren’t assigned—they’re taken on because they matter. That’s how I found myself managing... Read More

Written by: Matthew Carley ACH attacks are happening not only in Nebraska but also around the country.  Common uses for ACH in schools are for Staff payroll and payments to vendors.  Schools use them because they have low or no transaction fees and easy of use to make payments.  Here is a basic explanation of... Read More

Written by: Kyleigh Kumm What an incredible week it was! I’m still buzzing from my experience at ISTE 2025, which recently wrapped up in San Antonio, Texas, from June 29 to July 2, 2025. As an educator, attending the annual ISTE conference is always more than just professional development; it’s a pilgrimage to the forefront... Read More

For educators looking to bring cutting-edge cybersecurity education into their classrooms, CyberEdCon is an invaluable experience. NETA President, Kyleigh Kumm, attended CyberEdCon at the beginning of June. Attending such a conference connects teachers with the robust and free resources offered by CYBER.ORG, a leader in K-12 cybersecurity education. As a K-12 educator, utilizing CYBER.ORG makes... Read More

It’s strange, isn’t it? We can pull up a photo of a dancing alpaca wearing sunglasses in under two seconds on our phone…but it might take ten minutes to find a signed student form or a board-approved policy. That’s the everyday frustration of relying on paper files, shared drives, and email attachments to run critical... Read More

Written by: Darci Lindgren MidWest Tech Talk https://www.midwesttechtalk.com/ – A place for geeks I first discovered while craving Professional Development during covid isolation- puts on a Cyber Security Symposium every winter in Columbia, Missouri.  https://www.midwesttechtalk.com/cybersecurity/   Conference theme was ‘Jurassic Tech’ with t-shirts and a bag full of swag centered around the Jurassic world movie- but... Read More