Author Archive for Tynker

 Community Highlights: May 29 – June 4 Happy Monday! Every week, we bring you the best of the Tynker community – from projects that we love playing to makers who inspire us. Projects of the Week if you delete you ate in huge big trouble: A fun interactive story about time travel! First Person Survival Horror 1.05 DEMO: A really cool […]

5 Ways to Sharpen Up Your Skills for the Summer Code-A-Thon On June 12, we’re launching a global coding event to help you make this the summer of code. But you don’t need to wait until then to start sharpening up your coding skills! Here are five free ways for kids to get coding with fun games, puzzles, and do-it-yourself […]

5 Ways to Bring Coding into Your Core Curriculum During a #TynkerChat on Twitter a few months ago, moderator Jon Corippo asked participants, “Can coding replace worksheets? To what degree?” Q4 Can coding replace worksheets? To what degree? #TynkerChat — jcorippo (@jcorippo) May 15, 2017 Most teachers came to a consensus: “anything is better than a worksheet” – especially coding, […]

Community Highlights: May 22 – 28 Happy Monday! We hope you’re all enjoying the long weekend. This week, we’re bringing you the best of the Tynker community – from projects that we love playing to makers who inspire us. Projects of the Week Gold-puzzle: Make sure you don’t miss this one! The goal is to get the large square from […]

JavaScript and Python Made Easy with New Interactive Notebooks We’re thrilled to announce that kids can now create and share JavaScript and Python notebooks, making it fun and easy to learn text-based programming and express themselves creatively with code. Our interactive notebooks are best for advanced middle schoolers or high schoolers who are ready to take the next steps into text […]

Andreea Sets an Example by Coding! Andreea is in 5th grade and lives in Jacksonville, Alabama. She’s ten years old and likes drawing, reading books like Harry Potter and Percy Jackson, and participating in technology and science activities at school. We were really impressed by Andreea’s artistic projects, so we wanted to find out why she codes! What’s your favorite […]

NEW! Tynker Supports Coding in Minecraft: Education Edition We’re so excited to announce that students can now use Tynker to learn coding in Minecraft: Education Edition! Tynker is seamlessly integrated into the new Code Builder extension of Minecraft: Education Edition, allowing kids to take their Minecraft creations to the next level while gaining important 21st century skills. Using Minecraft: Education […]

Creative Coder Leiton is Full of Imagination! Leiton Peterson is twelve years old and in the 6th grade. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, and loves to play baseball, basketball, and tennis. He’s built some really incredible projects, and we were lucky enough to chat with him and learn more about why he loves to Tynker! What’s your favorite subject in […]

Community Highlights: May 15 – 21 Happy Monday! Every week, we bring you the best of the Tynker community – from projects that we love playing to makers who inspire us. Projects of the Week This was a phenomenal week for featured projects, so make sure you don’t miss these! Stack Challenge: This eight-level game is truly innovative and challenging. Newts […]