Ditch the Boring Icebreakers: 7 Tech-Fueled Ways to Build Classroom Community
By Dana Fontaine I am one of the few people who actually likes icebreaker activities during the first week of school. I love getting to... Read Full
Beyond the Boring Icebreaker: 5 Tech-Fueled Ways to Build Real Relationships from Day One
By Jenna Krambeck-Reeh As educators, we’ve all heard the myth that back-to-school engagement has to mean high-energy, loud icebreakers, or acting like an “edutainer”... Read Full
Powering Up for the New School Year: 4 EdTech Strategies for Nebraska
By Brenda Hirchert 1. Clean Up Your Digital Toolbelt (Less is More) It’s easy to get excited about every shiny new app, but tool fatigue... Read Full
Lights, Camera, Cyber! Lisa and Kyleigh Take on Cyber.org’s EdCon 2026
What happens when you mix the “Biggest Little City in the World” with hundreds of the nation’s brightest K-12 cybersecurity educators? You get an unforgettable,... Read Full
ISTE+ASCD 2026: Innovative Teaching Matters Now More than Ever
Last week at the opening keynote of the ISTE+ASCD 2026 Conference, the organization announced that it is changing what its initials stand for. For decades,... Read Full
Summer: A Good time for Slow Coffee and Deep Thinking about Ed Tech
I am in that part of summer where I am sleeping so soundly that waking up feels like emerging from a dark cave. This spring... Read Full
I Thought Our Website Was Accessible. I Was Wrong. By Terry Jilian
What I’ve learned about accessibility in schools—and how small changes can make a big difference I’ve been responsible for our district website since 2015—and for... Read Full
NETA 2026: Finding the Right Rhythm
By Jennifer Davis, NETA Board President The 2026 NETA Spring Conference at Younes Conference Center North is in the books! Over April 30 and May... Read Full
MUST Do Before Heading to NETA Conference 2026!! By Brenda Hirchert
I have been attending NETA Spring Conferences for many years—in fact, I probably started going when there were still typewriters in buildings! 🙂 Over time,... Read Full
Ed-Ventures at MACUL: Lisa & Kyleigh’s 50th Anniversary Expedition
Lisa Bohaty and Kyleigh Kumm have officially touched down after an intensive “ed-venture” to Grand Rapids, Michigan. This wasn’t just a standard conference; it was... Read Full