Win a Drone for Your Class at Spring CUE 2018!
Win a Drone for Your Class at Spring CUE 2018! Drones can be a great way to introduce kids to coding – and we’re making it even easier by giving away classroom drones at this year’s California Spring...
View ArticleThe Excitement Grows for Tynker at Oakley Union School District
The Excitement Grows for Tynker at Oakley Union School District Christina Whitmire has over 25 years of teaching experience in both traditional and online schools. Currently, she’s proud to serve as...
View ArticleHelen Is Preparing For A Career In Space!
Helen Is Preparing For A Career In Space! When asked why she loves to code, this week’s Featured Maker told us, “I have so many reasons but this is the one that I like the most: it’s because I can use...
View ArticleUse Code to Bake a Perfect “Pi” this Pi Day!
Use Code to Bake a Perfect “Pi” this Pi Day! Do you know why March 14 is known as Pi Day? If you paid attention in math class, you do! Since the first few digits of the mathematical constant pi (π) are...
View ArticleFuture Astronaut James Shoots For the Stars!
Future Astronaut James Shoots For the Stars! Meet James, a 4th grader from California who loves coding, space, and collaborating with his fellow young programmers! He’s ten years old and loves to play...
View ArticleCelebrate and Create – with Leprechauns!
Celebrate and Create – with Leprechauns! What’s better than playing games? Making them! With Tynker’s powerful creativity tools, kids can make games that are as fun as the ones they love to play. Kids...
View ArticleCommunity Highlights: March 12 – March 18
Community Highlights: March 12 – March 18 Every week, we bring you the best and brightest of the Tynker community! Our users were busy creating everything from a bird attack game to a Hawaiian dance...
View ArticleMythicraft: Bring Amazing Creatures to Life With Our NEW Course
Mythicraft: Bring Amazing Creatures to Life With Our NEW Course Mythicraft is the newest way to mod your Minecraft world! Follow along as your guide, Lola, takes you through the creation of skins,...
View ArticleTynker Evens the Playing Field at Friends School of Baltimore
Tynker Evens the Playing Field at Friends School of Baltimore Andy Hanes is the current Lower School Technology Integrator and Educator at Friends School of Baltimore and a Tynker Blue Ribbon...
View ArticleWilliam’s First Project Was Featured!
William’s First Project Was Featured! Here’s something that may shock you – Featured Maker William’s featured project was the first project he ever made! We were really impressed by his coding skills...
View ArticleNEW: Real World Coding with Python 2
NEW: Real World Coding with Python 2 Ready for a deeper look at Python that helps you address real-world problems? Dive into our newest course, Python 2! Tailored for coders who have completed our...
View ArticleTynker Builds Coding Confidence in South Carolina Students
Tynker Builds Coding Confidence in South Carolina Students Michelle Seborowski-Price is a teacher at Orchard Park Elementary School at Fort Mill SD, Fort Mill, South Carolina. She has worked in...
View ArticleAntonin is a Talented Maker With Big Dreams!
Antonin is a Talented Maker With Big Dreams! Thirteen-year-old Antonin is a self-taught maker who learned to use Tynker “through trial and error!” He aspires to create video games in the future, but he...
View ArticleCommunity Highlights: March 19 – March 25
Community Highlights: March 19 – March 25 It’s our favorite time of the week again – time to recap what our amazing community has been up to! Don’t miss the fun Easter project, programmable metronome,...
View ArticleBrooklyn Students Help Lead NYC to 1 Million Lines of Code Using Tynker
Brooklyn Students Help Lead NYC to 1 Million Lines of Code Using Tynker John Frezza is the CS/Tech teacher and single point of contact (SPOC) for Technology at PS 84 Jose DeDiego Magnet School for the...
View ArticleCode Your Own Pranks to Celebrate April Fools’ Day!
Code Your Own Pranks to Celebrate April Fools’ Day! April Fools’ Day is the perfect time to play fun pranks on friends and family – this year, we’re giving your kids TWO pranks to code. They can learn...
View ArticleSebastian Sees the Endless Possibilities of Coding!
Sebastian Sees the Endless Possibilities of Coding! Meet Sebastian, an amazing programmer who even codes during lunch with his friends! When 10-year-old Sebastian’s not in school (he’s in the 4th grade...
View ArticleOlivia’s Determination is Inspiring!
Olivia’s Determination is Inspiring! Meet Olivia, a nine-year-old from Illinois. She plays the flute and even has a year of archery under her belt! When her classmate and fellow 4th grader Ysabella was...
View ArticleCommunity Highlights: March 24 – March 30
Community Highlights: March 24 – March 30 Every week we get to reflect on what the awesome Tynker community has been up to! We’ve seen hundreds of great tweets showing kids’ enthusiasm for code, and...
View ArticleWilliams Middle School Shines as Coding Leader for Houston ISD
Adrian Santesteban is a Math & Computer Science certified teacher at Williams Middle School at Houston ISD in Houston, Texas. He teaches his students to have Wolverine Pride as well as to code!
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