From left: Second graders Ofelia Palacios, Noah Bridgewater, and Lily Azevedo operate a Sphero robotic ball in their computer science class Monday morning at Red Hawk Elementary in Erie. (Staff Photographer Lewis Geyer) Jan. 11, 2016
Computer science teacher Chris Schmitz helps second graders set up iPads to program Sphero robotic balls Monday morning at Red Hawk Elementary in Erie. (Staff Photographer Lewis Geyer) Jan. 11, 2016
Second graders prepare to use a Sphero robotic ball in their computer science class Monday morning at Red Hawk Elementary in Erie. (Staff Photographer Lewis Geyer) Jan. 11, 2016
iPads are used by second graders to program Sphero robotic balls in a computer science class Monday morning at Red Hawk Elementary in Erie. (Staff Photographer Lewis Geyer) Jan. 11, 2016
Second grader Ethan Garcia watches a Sphero robotic ball roll across the floor in computer science class Monday morning at Red Hawk Elementary in Erie. (Staff Photographer Lewis Geyer) Jan. 11, 2016
Second grader Brooklyn Ferrari, left, lends a hand to classmate Jace Ross as he operates a Sphero robotic ball Monday morning in a computer science class at Red Hawk Elementary in Erie. (Staff Photographer Lewis Geyer) Jan. 11, 2016
Second grader Noah Bridgewater places a Sphero robotic ball on the floor during a computer science class Monday morning at Red Hawk Elementary in Erie. (Staff Photographer Lewis Geyer) Jan. 11, 2016
A Sphero robotic ball sits on an iPad for a computer science class Monday morning at Red Hawk Elementary in Erie. (Staff Photographer Lewis Geyer) Jan. 11, 2016
Computer science teacher Chris Schmitz talks to a class of second graders before they use Sphero robotic balls in their computer science class Monday morning at Red Hawk Elementary in Erie. (Staff Photographer Lewis Geyer) Jan. 11, 2016
Second grader Bodey Wheat uses an iPad to operate a Sphero robotic ball during a computer science class Monday morning at Red Hawk Elementary in Erie. (Staff Photographer Lewis Geyer) Jan. 11, 2016