They're in a week-long Minecraft Modding and Java coding camp called ID Tech. They've been creating and testing Minecraft Mods, making tools for this virtual world.

Compton teacher thinks outside the box and uses a computer coding class to help build critical thinkers who find creative solutions to problems.

Math, computer science teacher Firoza Rahman founded Coding Club for students interested in programming at Alexander Hamilton High School in Elmsford.

Like Java, it can be used to write apps that run on desktops and servers as well. Plus, JetBrains has released tools for translating Kotlin code into code that can run on iOS or even in web browsers.

COMPTON (KABC) -- Let's face it -- Math itself isn't exciting to most students in middle school. But in Compton, one teacher is thinking outside the box, using a coding class to change her ...