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Build Your Own Top-Down RPG Kids can build their own role-playing games (RPGs) from a top-down perspective using the Tynker platform. With Tynker’s Coding Adventures, children can explore different game worlds and learn how to build RPG games. In each world, there are 16 games to create, providing endless possibilities for kids to flex their creativity and coding skills. What […]

In Tynker’s new Coding Adventures, available only on Kickstarter,  kids build different types of games as they explore each game world. Here’s our first sneak peek you can share with your kids, so they’ll know what to expect in Turing’s Tower.   Multi-Level Platformer Game Built with Turing’s Tower Use the arrow keys to move, and the a/s keys to attack. (works […]

Our vision is to enable kids to make anything they imagine. Build games. Publish apps. Command drones and robots. Control hardware and toys. To do this, kids need to be motivated to learn the basics of programming. Tynker’s fun and easy approach has introduced more than 23 million kids to programming.  Now, we’ve made the learning experience even more fun and […]

BY SYLVAN LEARNING | MAR 30, 2015 BALTIMORE (March 30, 2015) – Sylvan Learning, Inc., the leading North American provider of personal learning for students, is launching EDGE, a series of highly engaging, hands-on classes that empower parents to incorporate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) content into their children’s after-school activities. With an alarming number of parents reporting that their […]

“I’m constantly blown away by how much the kids have embraced coding.” I am: Jenny Anderson, STEM Coordinator at Casita Center for Technology, Science and Math in San Diego. Using Tynker Since: August, 2014   How did Tynker address the challenges your program faced? As the STEM coordinator responsible for developing curriculum across the entire school (200+ kids), I wanted […]

“It’s not just about the coding, it’s about using coding to foster deeper learning that allows students to learn, apply what they learned, and demonstrate mastery of the core content.” Kathy Bottaro Digital Learning Program Coordinator Sioux City Community School District Using Tynker Since: Fall 2014 How did Tynker address the challenges you faced in your district?   We were opening […]

Did you know that your students can use coding to show the lifecycle of a butterfly? Create a history timeline or interactive story? Demonstrate fractions or probability? With our new STEM Project Library — featuring ready-to-use project templates that support many academic areas — you can easily enhance STEM learning by making coding a part of what you already teach, while […]

by Kevin Elgan As Tynker’s Director of School Programs, Kevin works with educators and districts, helping them successfully integrate computer programming into the K-12 school curriculum. *This is the first of a three-part educator series on teaching computer programming skills in the classroom.* It’s been two months since the Hour of Code and the interest in coding keeps growing. So, […]

Thanks to the creative energy and vision of the Novato Youth Center, kids who might not have had an early opportunity to learn computer programming have been using Tynker during their summer and after school programs. In this interview with Cheryl Paddack, Executive Director of the California non-profit, you’ll find amazing inspiration for other organizations who are looking for ways […]