Author Archive for Tynker

Conner Codes To Design Games! Conner, who is 11 years old and from South Carolina, is our newest Featured Maker! He has aspirations of becoming a video game designer when he grows up. When Conner is in school, he loves studying science and is particularly interested in subjects like terraforming. Outside of school, Conner plays with his friends on Xbox […]

Jake is a Self-Taught Coder! As we spoke with 13-year-old Jake, it became clear that he’s already an advanced programmer for someone his age; he loves Python and is the “resident coder” at his school—his classmates and teachers often ask him for help when they have questions. A fun fact about Jake is that he likes space! He started a […]

Community Highlights: February 16th-22nd We hope everyone had a wonderful Presidents Day last week! We’re so excited to see teachers and students coming together to foster skills like collaboration and programming as they use Tynker. On our blog this week we’ve featured Kimberly Bryant, founder of Black Girls Code, is an inspiring example of someone who overcomes obstacles and now […]

Becky McDowell and the Innovator’s Mindset Connect @BeTheChnge Website: STEM in Action Barrington 220 School District Location: Barrington, IL If it’s STEM time in a Barrington 220 classroom, you might see a robot inching across a table as a student watches it intently. Or, you might hear the rip of colored duct tape as students construct a cardboard chair strong […]

Ethan Expresses His Ideas with Code! Ethan is eleven years old and lives in Wisconsin! When he’s not at school, Ethan likes to attend Boy Scouts activities, hike, participate in taekwondo, and play with his family’s pets–two guinea pigs, two dogs, and a toad! He also really likes insects, especially beetles, and is thinking about being either an entomologist or […]

Kimberly Bryant: Agent for Change Bringing Diversity to the Tech Industry! “I definitely experienced bias throughout my college career. I was just determined that I would make it through there, no matter what.” Kimberly Bryant is an electrical engineer and founder of Black Girls Code, an organization that serves thousands of girls from underrepresented communities. As a woman and African […]

  Juan Gets Inspiration From Toys! 8-year-old Juan lives in Australia and loves to code with Tynker! She has two animal toys, Brownie and Alfie, who inspire her coding projects and comic books—many of her coding projects feature either Brownie or Alfie! (And there may even be a project featuring both of them in the future…) When she grows up, […]

Community Highlights: February 9th-15th We hope everyone had a special Valentine’s Day last week! Kids in classrooms all over learned to code using our Valentine’s Day Candy Hearts activity, kids are creating a storm of innovative projects, and Featured Makers Raynor and Zahra inspire us with their creativity! Learn more by reading this week’s Community Highlights! Projects of the Week […]

Raynor Excels with Code! 8-year-old Raynor, who lives in Norway, loves to play with friends and code with Tynker! When he grows up, he’d like to be a football player and maybe a programmer as well. His favorite subject is mathematics because it’s fun! Raynor is a great cook–he’s made fish soup and even cake! His dad, Raju, also told […]