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Jacko Develops Resilience with Code Jacko is our newest Featured Maker and is in the 6th grade! Coding is a way for Jacko to create anything that comes into his imagination. Along with coding, he plays guitar and has played for about 2 years now. Jacko is from Australia and his favorite subject in school is math–he is really good at it and […]

Helen Greiner: AI Expert and Co-Founder of iRobot Have you ever wondered what artificial intelligence (AI) is, or how it can help people? Helen Greiner, co-founder of iRobot, the company that made the Roomba and the PackBot, could tell you! Inspired by R2-D2 at age 11, Helen has loved robots and AI technology ever since.  Greiner is an expert in […]

Community Highlights: September 7-13 We loved seeing so many great user projects and tweets from our community this week! Read on to learn about this week’s highlights! Projects of the Week Nicoli 2 by Skin MasterThis is a very tricky maze! The blue circles are teleporters and some of the walls aren’t real, but try to get the trophy at […]

Coding for Kids in Zimbabwe  “They can build games that are specific to the African culture, to the African heroes, so they can actually code the African heroes.” -Percy Ganga Why Teach Kids to Code in Zimbabwe? In Harare, Zimbabwe, Perseverance (Percy) Ganga, founder and director of the International Institute of Junior Coders and Engineers, O’Brien Rusike, and Tinashe Mulambo […]

Flipgrid and Tynker: Building Community Through Code!  Join hundreds of thousands of teachers from around the world to celebrate Computer Science and engage in the tools of the present and future for National Coding Week! This week, we’re partnering with Flipgrid to show teachers how to integrate amazing community content into our FREE coursework! About National Coding Week National Coding […]

Triston Experiments with Code! Featured Maker Triston from West Virginia is twelve years old and loves to learn new things! He is in the 5th grade and science is his favorite subject. Outside of school, Triston likes to play with dogs, play video games, write, draw and code. He wants to be an astrophysicist when he grows up! We were lucky enough […]

Paddy Loves to Create with Code!  Our Featured Maker is Paddy from Australia! He is nine years old and has a passion for coding, as well as playing piano. He has been playing the piano for five years and likes to create his own songs, but also takes lessons to improve! Paddy would love to be a pianist when he […]

Community Highlights: August 31-September 6 We’re so excited about all the great projects kids made this week! With our new Tynker Workshop, there are so many new functionalities available–be sure to check it out! Projects of the Week Fusion Paradise by TacoCreate your own fusion monster! Take the items from the top of the screen and drag them onto a […]

Denise Wright Encourages Student Innovation “Tynker comes with its own curriculum, the dashboard, the tutorials – It’s a great package that makes teaching more efficient.” -Denise Wright Connect @DenisecWright  Horry County Schools  Myrtle Beach, SC Many teachers tend to go above and beyond to give their students the best education possible. But there are some teachers who, within this culture […]