Author Archive for Tynker

For Actress Gabriella, Coding Is Like Directing! Thirteen-year-old Gabriella is from Pennsylvania. She’s in 7th grade and loves singing, acting, and reading. We were intrigued by her creative projects, and wanted to learn more about her experience with Tynker! What do you want to be when you grow up? A singer or an actress. I’ve been Sebastian, Little Mermaid, and […]

Image source How Tynker Brings Exciting Drone Technology to Kids Super Bowl spectators last week were in for a treat at halftime as hundreds of perfectly synchronized lights danced in the night sky. Many of us were surprised to discover that these lights were actually drones — 300 of them, pre-programmed and controlled by just a single computer. They were […]

Community Highlights: February 6 – 12 Happy Monday! Here are some of the best things happening in the Tynker community this past week. Featured Makers This week, we featured three amazing kids on the Tynker blog: Elisha, Caitlin, and Hayley. You can click on any one of them to learn more about what they’ve made in Tynker and how they use […]

Elisha Combines His Hobbies With Coding Elisha is in 6th grade and lives in Los Angeles, where he loves to play basketball, code, and draw. He’s in an art class at school and likes to draw superheroes, comics, and characters. We found out how Elisha incorporates basketball into his coding projects, and learned more about how he uses Tynker! What […]

Unprompted, Makers Use Tynker to Talk About Respect! Respect is always relevant, but lately kids in the Tynker community have decided to emphasize it with some truly incredible and creative projects showing the importance of respect! This influx of projects about respect was totally unexpected (though thoroughly welcomed) because no moderators or administrators prompted or suggested them. We’re so excited […]

Resilient Coder Caitlin Loves Problem Solving! Caitlin is in 7th grade and lives in Vancouver, BC with her sister, fellow Featured Maker Hayley. She’s 12 years old and her hobbies include coding, basketball and swimming. We’ve been impressed by her creative projects, and wanted to find out more about her! What do you want to be when you grow up? […]

Seasoned Coder Hayley Says Coding Gets Easier With Experience! Eight-year-old Hayley is in 3rd grade. When she’s not coding, she’s reading! Hayley and her sister Caitlin, who also uses Tynker, live in Vancouver, BC. We love her projects, and chatted with her to learn more about why she loves to code! How did you get introduced to Tynker? My technology […]

Community Highlights: January 30 – February 5 Here are a few highlights from the Tynker community this past week: Featured Makers This week, we featured seven amazing kids on the Tynker blog: Jodie, Merlin, Maverick, Danielle, Zane, Bianca, and Isabel. You can click on any one of them to learn more about some of the kids who use Tynker as […]

Isabel Has Lots of Cool Hobbies – Including Coding! Isabel is in 5th grade and is 10 years old. She and her sister Bianca live in Naples, Florida. She loves horseback riding, drawing horses, and building marble tracks. Read on to learn more about why she loves to code! What do you want to be when you grow up? A scientist […]