by Meg Dickinson, the News-Gazette
One Friday in December, sixth-graders in Jessica Pitcher’s science tech class at Jefferson Middle School waited, antsy, while she took attendance and made announcements. By the time she said the word, most were heading to computer work stations to open software called EToys, which is actually an environment for computer programming. The students opened the postcards they’d been working on all week, trying to make sure they met the class requirement for the amount of text and moving objects. They’re learning about computer programming as part of a pilot project on the subject that the Champaign school district has started with the help of partners from the community and the University of Illinois.
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