Author Archive for Tynker

Noelle Spends Her iPad Time on Tynker! Noelle is perhaps the most enthusiastic maker we’ve ever met! When we gave her a call from our office in Mountain View to her home in Kansas, her mother Heather told us Noelle had been excited about the interview for days! Noelle has limited iPad time but always chooses Tynker for her allotted […]

4 Tips for a Successful Hour of Code What’s your goal for Hour of Code? Whether it’s introducing your students to coding, helping them develop existing skills, or just trying something new – we’re right there with you. Hour of Code is a great opportunity to zero in on the importance of coding in our changing world! Here are four […]

Sarah Codes to Prepare for the Future! Nine-year-old Sarah is a dedicated student and programmer who’s looking toward the future! Her father told us she’s won various academic awards during her 4th grade year. After school she likes to head to her home in Perth, Australia, and “start coding, but sometimes I like drawing and sketching.” When we spoke with […]

Community Highlights: November 11 – November 17 It’s Monday, and that means we have a great new round of highlights to share! Don’t miss these projects and tweets from the Tynker community – we’re amazed and know you will be, too. Projects of the Week: Puss in Boots – Go on an adventure with a swashbuckling cat! SPACE-X and BEYOND the […]

Mckenna Channels Her Overflowing Creativity into Code! Ten-year-old Mckenna’s Tynker projects are the definition of multimedia art! Mckenna is in 5th grade and hails from southern California. Her biggest hobbies are drawing and writing, both of which she incorporates into her coding projects in amazing ways – she told us she makes “character sketches of what a character will be […]

Set Up an Hour of Code for Your Class in 5 Minutes The Hour of Code is coming up! Who else can’t wait? For those of you who haven’t participated before: Hour of Code is a global movement that reaches MILLIONS of students in more than 180 countries. With 18 free tutorials, Tynker makes it easy for students of all […]

Win a Free Drone This #HourOfCode There isn’t just one, but two ways to win a Parrot Cargo drone this #HourOfCode! With a winner every day, you’ve got a great shot! 1. Create a FREE Tynker teacher account between now and December 10th, and we’ll automatically enter you to win! With Tynker, Hour of Code is easier than ever. When […]

Meet Sophie: Programmer by Day, Author by Night! Why is eleven-year-old Sophie known as Purpleberry on Tynker? Because “Blueberry” was already taken! Sophie is in 6th grade and hails from Canada. She’s an animal lover who has a cat and volunteers at the Humane Society, draws and writes in her free time, and loves being outside. Sophie’s always been interested […]

Six Cool Tech Jobs of the Future (That You Probably Haven’t Heard of) What the experts are saying is true – the highest demand jobs of the future will be in STEM fields! Not all STEM fields are created equal, however; as it turns out, the majority of high-paying STEM jobs are in computing. This is great news for you […]