Author Archive for Tynker

Meet our newest Featured Maker, 9th grader Adithi from Saudi Arabia! She likes robotics, but she also plays basketball and skateboards. Adithi spoke with us about her experience coding with Tynker: How did you get introduced to Tynker? I actually got it on my last birthday. I got a subscription from my uncle. And then since it was COVID, I […]

In Tynker’s latest beginner-friendly high school course, students will explore programming by problem-solving with Java, a language that’s widely used in introductory college computer science courses and the burgeoning high-tech industry.  This AP-aligned preparatory course is a rigorous but patient, step-by-step course designed with no prerequisites. The course is for all academically prepared high-school readers, with hands-on exercises exploring design […]

Celebrate and create with code!  Holidays are wonderful occasions for encouraging kids to create. From homemade greeting cards to Halloween costumes, kids who learn to create at a young age will more likely become lifelong makers instead of passive consumers. Check out the Halloween games kids have created using Tynker — kids who have participated in our introductory programming camps, […]

Meet our newest Featured Maker, 7th grader John from Texas! He codes almost every day and would like to work at Nintendo when he grows up. John spoke with us about his experience coding with Tynker: How did you get introduced to Tynker? My tech apps teacher started using Tynker. My favorite subject in school is tech apps because it’s […]

Get coding with our fun Halloween programming activities! Start with a set of 20 puzzles, a music video do-it-yourself project, or a trick-or-treat storytelling project. Play Scavenger Hunt Puzzles These puzzles feature the “ghouls” (girls) of Monster High, a high school for teenage monsters. Each student has something that makes them “strange,” but it’s this difference that makes them special. Solve coding puzzles […]

Meet our newest Featured Maker, 5th grader Ethan from Illinois! He plays hockey, but he also likes to play the piano and draw. Ethan spoke with us about his experience coding with Tynker: How did you get introduced to Tynker? My STEM class. I first found it on our school app store, and I tried it out. Then once I […]

CS Education Week is December 6-12th, 2021. Celebrate with our FREE activities! It’s that time of year again! Join us for the world’s biggest celebration of learning to code. Hour of Code kicks off during Computer Science Education Week each year when teachers around the globe choose fun activities to get students excited about computer programming. Tynker makes it easy […]

Meet our newest Featured Maker, sophomore Kendal from Maryland! She runs track at her high school and likes to crochet. Kendal spoke with us about her experience coding with Tynker: How did you get introduced to Tynker? I think in fourth grade I was at a summer camp, and they had Tynker. So, I think I’ve been coding for seven […]

Computer Science courses will enhance your child’s problem-solving, creativity, and critical thinking skills. Research concludes that learning to code can improve a child’s overall academic performance while increasing their math and reading skills. A computer science education can also develop important hard skills like critical thinking and problem-solving which has also been shown to enhance a child’s academics. In addition […]