Author Archive for Tynker

Our newest Featured Maker, Nathan from Ohio, has a huge collection of hobbies in addition to coding — he’s a gymnast, a piano player and even a yellow belt in karate. Above all though, Nathan loves storytelling and his affinity for reading and history steers his future aspirations. At 8 years old, he already knows he’d like to be an […]

Women in STEM: Carol Reiley When we were looking for the next candidate in our series exploring women in the sciences, the search was practically over before it started. First of all, Carol Reiley is multi-talented, extending her influence and drive into many different fields. She’s an executive and an entrepreneur, not to mention an author and a model, though […]

Featured Maker Teagan: Exploring the Paws-ibilities of Coding Meet Teagan, our newest Featured Maker from Colorado! Teagan is 12 and has a passion for both coding and drawing — particularly drawing cats. Why cats? Well, as an aspiring veterinarian, Teagan is a pretty big fan of our feline friends. In fact, it was Teagan’s “Make a Cat” project that brought […]

Coding in the News: January 2020 Can you remember a time when you weren’t reaching for your cell phone to text a friend or write an email to a co-worker? It’s getting harder and harder. Or maybe you just wanted to save yourself a trip to the mall and do some shopping online? How did we ever survive without today’s […]

Our Featured Maker Emil has joined us all the way from Norway to talk about his experience coding with Tynker! A fourth grader, Emil is ten years old and has a passion for handball, ice skating and, especially, geology! It’s his favorite subject in school because he loves to understand the way the earth moves and works. With a wealth […]

Setbacks Can Be Steps Forward When you pour your heart and soul into a project and it doesn’t work out, it can be discouraging to say the least. The emotional residue of not being able to finish or sustain something you really worked hard on can have long-lasting effects, even becoming a detriment to other endeavors. For kids, failure can […]

Crystal Clash: The Epic Battle Continues! Tynker’s immersive battle game, Crystal Clash, is already a smash hit with over 4 million games played so far. Over the past two seasons kids have been coding their heroes and heroines to engage in battle with other mighty Tynker users across the globe. In Crystal Clash, victory comes to those who outwit and outplay […]

Women in STEM: Joy Buolamwini Joy Buolamwini is a digital activist, championing social issues in the medium that she believes will best shine a light on her message. Whether she’s promoting human rights through technology as the founder of Code4Rights or working as a Graduate Researcher at the MIT Media Lab, Buolamwini refers to herself as a Poet of Code. […]

It’s hard to imagine that our Featured Maker, 12-year-old Amaya, has any free time at all. After all, this California native already plays four instruments — cello’s her favorite, but she also plays piano, violin and ukulele! But attending a STEM school has given Amaya and her family a great appreciation for the importance of learning coding through Tynker. So, […]