Author Archive for Tynker

Celebrate Women in STEM for International Women’s Day March 8 is International Women’s Day, and there is so much to celebrate when it comes to women’s accomplishments in STEM fields! We’ve taken a look at just a few of the amazing women in STEM whom we’ve featured on the Tynker blog. Make sure the women and girls in your life […]

Ceicilia is Already Following Her Dreams! Ten-year-old Ceicilia isn’t just an incredible programmer – she’s also an accomplished pianist who’s participated in multiple international competitions! She’s only in 5th grade but is already following her dreams to be a programmer and a pianist by frequently practicing both, along with doing art. She tuned in for our chat from Australia and […]

How Tynker Promotes Peer Learning (And Why That’s Important!) Stanford University defines peer learning as “students learning from and with each other in both formal and informal ways.” Peer learning can provide emotional support, and the fluidity of roles between teacher and student add to the learning experience. With peer learning, the emphasis is on the learning process. When kids […]

Community Highlights: February 26 – March 4 We love seeing (and sharing) what the Tynker community is up to! This week, our users were busy creating fantastic games and animations. Check out our Twitter highlights for a look at how classes are learning with drones, entering coding competitions, and more! Projects of the Week Peppermintos’s News! by peppermintosfox This user […]

Kayra Explores Tynker With His Dad! Meet Kayra, a 3rd grader from Turkey who enjoys robotics and playing basketball. In fact, he aspires to be a basketball player when he grows up! We were lucky enough to speak with nine-year-old Kayra about his projects and how he uses Tynker. He chatted with us in English, which he’s currently learning, and […]

How Learning To Code Develops Kids’ Creativity Casey stares at his computer screen, carefully calculating his next move. As part of a school science project to create a simulation of the Earth’s tides, he has spent the better part of the hour trying to animate a moon orbiting the earth, a series of commands that is proving more complex than […]

Gavin Loves Coding…And Treasure Hunting! This week’s Featured Maker has a unique hobby – metal detecting! In his words, “I usually find money, but it’s just pennies and dimes­, and a couple quarters now and then.” Gavin, a 10-year-old 5th grader from Texas, loves metal detecting, playing piano (especially classical music!), and coding with Tynker! We’ve been really impressed with […]

Made With Tynker: Code in Any Class with Tynker STEM Coding Courses  If you’re a technology teacher, coach, integrator, or facilitator, you know that the measure of success with any technology integration is when it starts being used in any and every class. Are students and teachers using these tools and devices outside of the tech/STEM lab? If they are, then […]

Community Highlights: February 19 – 25 The Tynker community was hard at work last week! Our young coders hosted an art contest, taught other kids how to draw a snake, and created a game about a jetpack dog avoiding asteroids – super cool. Don’t miss our Twitter highlights for a look at how classes are learning with drones, celebrating Black […]