Author Archive for Tynker

Central ISD Prepares Students with Computer Literacy Skills Central ISD is a small 3A school district serving around 1700 students with 60% economically disadvantaged. Located in the heart of East Texas, Central strives to prepare youth to excel academically through positive relationships and quality education. This guest post was written by Kyle Ivey, Instructional Technology Director for Central ISD. You can […]

Community Highlights: July 30 – August 5 Happy Monday! The Tynker community was hard at work submitting projects to Week 5 of the Summer Code-A-Thon last week – our amazing young coders came up with some awesome quiz games. Check out some of their work! Projects of the Week The Ultimate Minecraft Quiz! by Aaron This quiz has lots of […]

Taking on Code with Game Maker Nathan! Meet Featured Maker Nathan, a 10-year-old 5th grader from Illinois! He challenges himself by playing baseball, basketball, and especially by coding. In his free time, Nathan also loves to read about coding. “Since first grade I’ve always liked coding,” he said. “We had this project where you had to get an Angry Bird […]

Rockin’ Code With Rosalee! Meet 12-year-old Rosalee from Oklahoma! She will be in the 7th grade in August and has a love of art, sculpting, and drawing. Rosalee really enjoys drawing dragons – especially animating their eyes! She is excited to spend her summer creating art and coding. We sat down with Rosalee and her mom, Laura, to find out […]

Springfield Public Schools Excel with Tynker and Chromebooks Springfield Public Schools reaches 25,000 students in Missouri. Students are 1 to 1 with Chromebooks – starting in 3rd grade, the district provides students with a device that they can take home. This creates equal opportunities for all students across Springfield. This guest post was written by Tiffany Gibbens, Instructional Technologist for […]

Community Highlights: July 23 – July 29 Happy Monday! The Tynker community was busy working on Week 4 of the Summer Code-A-Thon last week – our incredible users brainstormed ways to change the world. Check out some of their amazing work! Projects of the Week Trash Reducer by Pusheenacorns! Protect the environment by sorting the trash and the recycling into […]

Will Achieves Amazing Things with Willpower! Meet Featured Maker Will, a nine-year-old coder from Ohio! Whether he’s working with LEGOs or creating Tynker projects, this 5th grader is a fantastic builder. Will also loves to draw, and he wants to use his skills to become a famous artist, author, or director. In addition to overcoming coding obstacles as he creates […]

Dareli Perfects Her Digital Art with Tynker! Featured Maker Dareli paints us a beautiful picture of why she likes to code! The 13-year-old coder lives in Wisconsin and just finished 7th grade, where her favorite subject was social studies. In her free time, Dareli likes to cook, help her dad in the garden, and paint pictures – especially of animals! […]

Community Highlights: July 16 – July 22 Happy Monday! The Tynker community was busy working on Week 3 of the Summer Code-A-Thon last week – our young coders created cooking-themed games and more. Check out some of our users’ amazing work! Projects of the Week FOOD FIGHT! by Nova Evo This project is an interesting take on the “Cooking” theme. […]