Community Highlights April 13th-19th
Community Highlights: April 13th-19th As always, this week there have been all kinds of exciting things happening in our Tynker community: Makers are creating interesting projects, students are using...
View ArticleThe Forward to the Moon Mission Patch Design Challenge
The Forward to the Moon 🚀 Mission Patch Design Challenge Calling all innovators! Parents, educators and students: The Tynker team is excited to bring you a wonderful opportunity to participate in a...
View ArticlePaarus Enjoys Coding Challenges!
Paarus Enjoys Coding Challenges! We would love to introduce Paarus as our Featured Maker! He is nine years old and absolutely loves to play cricket. He would like to be a game developer when he grows...
View ArticleLaura Smith’s Mission to Ignite Learning
Laura Smith’s Mission to Ignite Learning “[Tynker] meets [students] where they are and gives them something they can be proud of accomplishing!” – Laura Smith Connect @agentlaurasmith Agent Smith...
View ArticleCommunity Highlights April 20th-April 26th
Community Highlights: April 20th-April 26th We’re so excited about the great projects and teacher tweets we saw this week! And we’re thrilled about our newest coding challenge, the Forward to the Moon...
View ArticleSeasonal Project Highlights
Seasonal Project Highlights Since the beginning of this year, Tynker makers have coded over 1,779,488 projects! Among these projects are the much-loved seasonal projects, where kids practice their...
View ArticleRoss Hartley Teaches Collaboration Through Robotics!
Ross Hartley Teaches Collaboration Through Robotics! “Tynker allows students to take control of their education through FUN activities!” -Ross Hartley Connect @hartleylross Pickerington Local...
View ArticleCommunity Highlights April 27th-May 3rd
Community Highlights: April 27th-May 3rd Get ready–this week’s community highlights are packed with great updates from our Tynker blog, teachers, and users! Kids all over checked out the Design a...
View ArticleChristina Deoja Engineers with Creativity at NASA!
Christina Deoja Engineers with Creativity at NASA! “I have always believed that a good engineer is a creative engineer.” At Tynker, we believe in inspiring the next generation of innovators,...
View ArticleJustin Mattson Teaches Students to Code Before They Can Write!
Justin Mattson Teaches Students to Code Before They Can Write! “It’s nice that there are tools out there like Tynker Junior that are accessible to [young learners].” -Justin Mattson Connect New Ulm...
View ArticleCommunity Highlights May 4th-May 10th
Community Highlights May 4th-May 10th We hope everyone had a great Mother’s Day! We saw students using our Mad Libs activity to code poems for their mothers and other special people in their lives....
View ArticleCadence: Future Vet!
Cadence: Future Vet! This week’s Featured Maker, Cadence, comes from Oklahoma and is ten years old! She loves to code, read, and play with her dog, Daisy. She has loved softball since the age of three...
View ArticleCommunity Highlights May 11-17
Community Highlights: May 11-17 This week in the Tynker community: Students are using drones to work collaboratively and learn about shapes, and Featured Maker Cadence uses coding to achieve her goal...
View ArticleShaan Prepares for the Future with Code!
Shaan Prepares for the Future with Code! Featured Maker Shaan is 11 years old and lives in San Diego, California! He loves baseball and his favorite team is the LA Dodgers. When he’s not in school, he...
View ArticleNASA and Tynker Mission Patch Design Challenge: The Winners
NASA and Tynker Mission Patch Design Challenge: The Winners Tynker and NASA STEM Engagement teamed up to bring the first of three “Moon2Mars” challenges to kids worldwide. Following NASA astronauts’...
View ArticleTeo Yuang Teck Brings NASA and Coding to Malaysia!
Teo Yuang Teck Brings NASA and Coding to Malaysia! Connect @RealfunM Realfun Learning Centre Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia Teo Yuang Teck, a Tynker Blue Ribbon Educator and director of Realfun Learning...
View ArticleCommunity Highlights May 18-24
Community Highlights: May 18-24 We’re excited this week to have announced the winners of the Design a Mission Patch challenge–Ishhaq Ziyam, Madison Morgan, Paxton Summers, Teng Wei Rui, and Neal Apte!...
View ArticleMcKenna Prepares for Her Future!
McKenna Prepares for Her Future! Meet McKenna from Ohio, our newest Featured Maker! She is ten years old and loves to code, draw, and sing. When McKenna grows up, she would like to be an animator,...
View ArticleLaurie Guyon: Coding for Transformational Learning
Laurie Guyon: Coding for Transformational Learning “I choose Tynker because it’s engaging to students, visually appealing, and challenges them to persevere. ” – Laurie Guyon Connect @smilelearning...
View ArticleNASA and Tynker Mission Patch Design Challenge: The Expert Sessions
NASA and Tynker Mission Patch Design Challenge: The Expert Sessions Read our previous blog post to learn more about the five winners of the Design a Mission Patch Challenge! This week, the five winners...
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