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Meet our newest featured maker, 12-year-old Andrew from Ohio! Andrew has a ton of hobbies, from hanging out with friends to participating in Scouts and playing Beyblade, but one his favorites is coding.  We sat down with Andrew to learn more about his experience with Tynker. How did you get introduced to Tynker and how long have you been coding? […]

Tynker Celebrates Women’s History Month In the United States, March is designated as Women’s History Month to honor the countless contributions that women have made to America’s great history. Success isn’t about how much money you make, It’s about the difference you make in people’s lives —Michelle Obama  At Tynker, we love to recognize the incredible achievements made by women, […]

Women in STEM: Gitanjali Rao In case you missed it, Time Magazine named 15-year-old Gitanjali Rao its Kid of the Year for 2020. She’s an amazing girl from Colorado who’s already making a difference in this world and a great choice to be featured in Tynker’s Women in STEM series for the month of March. Time honored Gitanjali for “using technology […]

We’re excited to introduce our newest Featured Maker, 10-year-old Owen from Texas! Like a lot of kids his age, he loves drawing, reading and playing basketball but when he grows up he has aspirations of becoming a computer programmer. With a little help from Tynker, he’ll be able to do just that! Let’s get to Owen and hear more about […]

Learn Python, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS! There are a lot of great companies teaching kids how to code right now, so we frequently hear, “What separates Tynker from the pack?” One aspect that comes up often is not just the vast size but the range of our platform and curriculum. Only Tynker’s award-winning content is tailored to take your child […]

Code a Trivia Game for Presidents Day! Presidents Day is a United States federal holiday that is celebrated on the third Monday of February. Presidents Day was created to honor George Washington, the first president of the U.S., whose birthday was February 22, 1732. However, it is also a time to celebrate all American presidents and learn about the history of this country! […]

Play and celebrate Valentine’s Day! Enjoy these student projects (plus our Valentine’s Day themed game).  You can introduce the concept of fractals and demonstrate the beauty of mathematical patterns. Or have your students play simple games and remix them.         Play the projects below, then remix them by saving them to your account (you’ll find the copies […]

A Gift This Valentine’s Day – For Your Kids! Sunday, February 14th is Valentine’s Day, the day when we try to show the people that mean most to us—how much we love them. One way to do that is by giving them a gift. However, what can we get our kids that has any lasting meaning or effect? Chocolate is […]

Tynker is proud to support teachers bringing coding and creativity into the classroom and we want to contribute in every way we can. That’s why we’re now offering Tynker Certifications. Each Tynker Certification level demonstrates your knowledge and expertise in teaching K-12 coding with Tynker, while proving the growth in your practice. New to teaching coding? Not to worry! Our […]