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Tynker iPad app launched today!

We are delighted to bring to you the Tynker iPad app  to make it easy for kids to learn coding at home, and on the go. The  app is a great way for kids with no prior knowledge of programming to learn...

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Keep Coding Milly Jones!

As Silicon Valley replaces Wall Street as the destination for the smartest and brightest from American universities, women are being left out of the race. On the eve of International Women’s Day on...

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TechCrunch: With 5M Users Already On Board, Tynker Goes Mobile To Help Kids...

TechCrunch 03/12/14 Historically, the U.S. educational system has struggled to get young people excited by and involved with STEM-related fields, especially computer science, which has actually seen a...

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Thanks for the Tynker iPad Love!

Tynker’s new iPad app debuted just a few days ago, and we’re already feeling the love! Thank you everyone for your encouraging words and your support on Twitter, Google+  and Facebook. We are also glad...

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A little fun on PI day?

Pi Day is celebrated around the world on March 14th. Through the ages people have been fascinated by this mathematical constant, because it is an irrational number, and there is no way to calculate it...

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iGeeksBlog: Tynker iPad App Teaches Your Kids to Code: Interactive, Fun and...

iGeeksBlog 03/06/14 Sometime last year, top CEOs from the tech industry put together a plan to encourage American schools to take up code-learning and teach it earnestly to kids. Learning to code is...

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USA Today: How to make coding child’s play

USA TODAY 03/16/17 The popularity of Minecraft, a video game that puts kids in the role of creator, has sparked an interest in coding (computer programming). By learning to code, kids can create their...

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Coding To Become Better Thinkers: Programming Journey of the Mittal Twins

Ten year old twins Karthik and Aditya Mittal do everything together. Both play the guitar and the piano, both love watching Phineas and Ferb, Mythbusters, and Shark Tank. And both Tynker. When mom and...

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Theta Mom: Kids are Learning How to Code

Theta Mom 04/01/14 Ever since I started this blog, one of the things I wish I knew how to do was learn how to code. I have seen many of my blogger friends do an amazing job at building their own sites....

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We love programming with Tynker!

On a recent visit to a 5th grade classroom, we had the opportunity to hear from students and their teacher about why they like Tynker.  Along with kids and parents who are using Tynker at home, Tynker...

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Wake-Up Call: Start Programming Learning Early

Marky Dewhirst got a wake-up call one evening as she was driving home from work. The radio was tuned to NPR and she heard a discussion that suggested that kids should start learning computer...

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Programming = Better Math Skills + Fun

The conventional belief has always been that kids interested in programming should develop strong math skills. But teachers and parents around the world are starting to talk about how computer...

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Daily Herald: Kids and technology done right

Daily Herald 04/23/14 Your kids are going to use technology, if they don’t already. It’s inevitable. As a parent it can be overwhelming trying to keep up with our kids use of technology. We constantly...

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The Bugle: JWHS Students Create Innovative English Projects with Computer Coding

The Bugle 05/17/14 Joliet West High School English teacher Anthony Romanelli recently spearheaded an innovative interdisciplinary project for students in his English 1 class. The project allowed...

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Tynker at the Bay Area Maker Faire

Ready, set, play!  If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area this weekend, stop by to “Tynker” with our latest apps!  We’re excited to show kids and parents how easy and fun it is to learn programming...

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Miami Herald: Coral Gables school teaches elementary school students how to...

Miami Herald 05/29/14 While some of the 280 students at Henry S. West Laboratory School get excited for early release Wednesdays, others look forward to attending their school’s coding club. Nicolas,...

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Homeschoolers Choose Tynker

Many parents who homeschool their children have adopted Tynker to help their kids learn to code. Why? Not only is it fun and easy for homeschoolers to learn on their own with Tynker, but Tynker easily...

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Summer Learning Ideas for Kids

Summer is a great time for kids to try new things!   They can learn something new, or enjoy a game-like approach to boosting skills that will serve them well during the next school year.  With Tynker,...

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District Adoptions Gain Steam

Palo Alto Unified, a leading California school district on the forefront of technology integration, has just announced its decision to expand use of Tynker district-wide.  “Tynker has been widely...

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New! Tynker Classroom Introduced at ISTE2014

Tynker is being featured as a hot ed tech company this weekend in Atlanta!  In less than a year, over 10,000 schools have used Tynker’s easy to use web-based creative computing platform to teach...

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