COMPUGIRLS is a three-week technology program for girls in
grades 8 through 12. The course combines critical thinking,
social-justice issues and hands-on training using digital
cameras, camcorders and several types of software. "It's
teaching me that women could have a better opportunity to be
involved in things like the media, and we can put ourselves out
there in a positive way," said Raell Pryor, a student in
COMPUGIRLS. Recent Advanced Placement data shows significant
gender contrasts in computer science and physics - where at
least 75 percent of test-takers were boys. Most of the teachers
are master's degree students in the School of Education and
Human Development. COMPUGIRLS is supported by a grant from the
National Science Foundation. (KUSA-TV © 2012 Multimedia Holdings
Corporation)