Author Archive for Daniel Rezac

Tynker Teacher Feature: Connected Toys and Connecting Dots with Todd Burleson  In our new blog series, we feature Tynker Teachers who are moving coding forward in their school district. This week, we’d like you to meet Illinois educator Todd Burleson. Todd is excited about Tynker and coding, and recently shared his love for drone programming at the Illinois Computing Educators Conference, one of […]

Join Us for Our Very First #TynkerChat with Moderator Adam Welcome!  Now, more than ever, educators are reaching out to us asking how they can connect with other coding educators in their area. While we are working on many new ways to build the Tynker Community, one of the best methods is to bring educators together under a common conversation. For […]

Tynker Teacher Feature: 5 Observations from Educator Beth Austin!  In our new blog series, we feature Tynker Teachers who are moving coding forward in their school district. Our first Tynker Teacher is Beth Austin, a 1st grade teacher in Gurnee School District 56 in Illinois. We got a chance to observe her with her students, play with some Parrot Drones, and ask her about her […]

Two Ways to Get Tynker Premium at Title 1 Schools, Now! When I started as a teacher in the Chicago Public Schools, I often had to find ways to get classroom technology that was not in the budget. That’s why, in addition to being a science teacher, I honed my skills as a grant writer and signed up for Donorschoose.org. I […]

Tynker Teacher Tips: Update Chrome to Ensure Peak Performance Some of the most complex of problems can be solved with a simple browser update. As a Google Apps for Education admin, I’ve had to deal with Chromebooks that weren’t working properly, certain web pages that just wouldn’t load, and Chrome shutting down for no reason. Most of the time, these […]

As an educator, finding time to get your questions answered is always a challenge. Often, you only have a short amount of time to answer emails, or your prep time is full with helping students. We get that. That’s why many educators have resorted to using Twitter or Facebook to connect with like-minded teachers to get their questions answered. This is why we’re launching the Tynker Community Forum!

Is Tynker For Math And Language Arts Teachers? Absolutely! When we hear “STEM,” we often think of it as separate from everyday subjects like Math, Language Arts, Social Studies, and music. STEM, the acronym, tends to find itself as an outlier. But we’ve seen the “Tynker Effect” transform Math, Language Arts, and Social Studies. Kids can code in Social Studies? Of course! If […]