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With everyone hunkered down at home for the next few weeks, people will be looking for ways to keep their kids happy, healthy, and motivated. So, let’s cut to the chase. Here are some ideas that we came up with at Tynker to get kids exercising their bodies and brains—and doing their school work! 1. Take Long Walks Nothing’s better […]

Remote Learning: Teach Your Class Online With Tynker With recent global health concerns due to the coronavirus, many businesses and schools are making plans for remote/online working and teaching arrangements. Educators, especially, will be challenged to maintain progress with their students.  Fortunately, if you’re already using Tynker to teach coding in your school, then you’re in a great position to […]

Dear friends: At Tynker, we’re concerned about the impact the COVID-19 coronavirus is having on students and educators. Therefore, as the global leader in computer coding education in schools, we’d like to do our part to help. If your school or district is planning a closure for preventative health-related reasons, please complete this form to get full access to the entire Tynker […]

Meet Adel, a seventh grader from Canada and our newest Featured Maker! Outside of school, Adel has a lot of hobbies — he composes his own electronic music and plays the piano and guitar. In school, though, Adel is all about computer class. His fondness for mastering his computer and STEM skills through Tynker has been a large factor in […]

Tynker Lets Kids Create Art—with Code! Art, it’s often said, is the expression of your imagination, most readily identifiable in mediums such as painting, sculpture, film, and music. Not everyone, however, is aware of how art is exemplified in the world of technology. But, it’s truly an art form when a computer programmer can bring their incredible visions to life […]

Meet our newest Featured Maker, 11-year-old Giana Marie from Ohio! Giana Marie loves math, social studies and particularly science because of all the hands-on projects, like launching rockets into the sky!  When she’s not in school, she loves to go on Tynker and play Roblox or Minecraft! She’s excited to gain as much coding knowledge as she can through Tynker. […]

Coding In The News: February 2020 The technological revolution is alive and kicking with a seemingly endless stream of announcements of awe-inspiring innovation. Yesterday, it was the out of this world new device your neighbor was showing off. Today, it’s the amazing app your kid downloaded to your phone that’s going to change your life. Tomorrow, who knows? What’s happening […]

9 New Creative Projects Added To Tynker Junior! We’ve just updated our Tynker Junior app with 9 new projects that will inspire your kid’s creativity! This is a super cool app that lets kids get really creative by combining art, music, games, and animation—with code. There are five themed studios with open-ended coding activities in each one. Kids will be […]

Meet 11-year-old Mason from Illinois — our newest Featured Maker! In school, Mason loves math because it’s fun and easy. But when he gets home? It’s all about gaming! Mason’s love of video games isn’t too unusual for kids his age, but his passion for designing them is what truly makes him stand out. He’d love to be a game […]