Author Archive for Tynker

Lara Uses Tynker to Bring Her Toys to Life! Eight-year-old Lara from Australia uses Tynker in a unique way – to bring her toys to life! Lara loves all things STEAM; she wants to be a scientist or science teacher, makes her own art for her projects, and really enjoys math and computer science! She’s in Year 3 this year, […]

Community Highlights: April 7 – April 13 It’s Monday, which means we get to bring you the best and brightest of the Tynker community! From a disco-dancing criminal to a lonely spider, this week’s featured projects are sure to entertain you. Don’t miss the featured tweets and blog update either! Projects of the Week The very lonely spider by Myra […]

Wyatt Loves All Things Computers – Including Tynker! Meet 10-year-old Wyatt from West Virginia! He loves all things computers; his favorite subject in school is computer lab, and outside of school, he loves to play on the computer – Minecraft is his favorite! He’s been coding for a few years, and told us that he’s “currently trying to learn the […]

3 Reasons Parents Choose a Tynker Coding Education When you’re looking for a way to help your child learn to code, it can be hard to know where to start – especially if you’re not familiar with coding yourself. An impactful coding platform must be engaging enough to draw kids in and challenging enough to help them learn. With Tynker’s […]

Last year, Tynker announced the integration of our award-winning Premium curriculum making its way to iPad. Students could now log into the iPad app and work through hundreds of hours of content, including Apple’s Everyone Can Code courses, Space Cadet, and Dragon Spells. Tynker teachers have been digging in since then, and we’ve collected some of their stories here. 

Seasoned Coder Robert Shares His Wisdom! Robert, a 6th grader from Indiana, is only eleven years old but already has aspirations to be a computer programmer in the future! “It’s not the money I’d work for,” he said, “it’s because it’s fun! I really like computer coding.” His hobbies include playing piano and marimba (he told us he can play […]

Leveling the Playing Field with Video Game Pioneer Carol Shaw Many of us grew up playing video games, but how often do we think about the people who make them? If you were gaming on an Atari in the 1980s, River Raid may sound familiar – but chances are you haven’t heard of the game’s designer, Carol Shaw. Carol Shaw, […]

Community Highlights: March 31 – April 6 It’s been a great week in the Tynker community! Our users have been busy creating cool games – like one that lets you surf as a wolf or a dragon – and sharing the amazing things they’re learning in the classroom. Skim through our highlights to make sure you don’t miss a thing! […]

Connor Codes to Answer His Own Questions! Ten-year-old Connor discovered Tynker at a summer camp and loved it so much that he started coding at home! “Every chance he gets,” his mom told us, “he says, ‘Mom, can I do 5 minutes of Tynker?’” He’s been teaching himself to code and knows so much about Tynker that he even has […]