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Gabriel’s Been Coding with Tynker for Four Years! Gabriel, an eleven-year-old 6th grader from Indiana, loves to code! He’s been learning to code for years – his dad taught him JavaScript and HTML, and he’s been using Tynker since he was just seven. When we asked him about his hobbies, he told us, “I play Minecraft! I actually own a […]

Hedy Lamarr: Brains Before Beauty Most of us don’t go a day (or, let’s be honest, an hour!) without using Wi-Fi, GPS, or Bluetooth – but chances are you didn’t realize that Hedy Lamarr, best known for her 1940s film career, was the woman behind it all. Deemed “the most beautiful woman in the world” by MGM – but quoted […]

Community Highlights: May 12 – May 18 It’s Monday, which means we get to bring you the best of the Tynker community! From cool clicker projects to end-of-year recap tweets, the Tynker community has been busy creating and sharing. Don’t miss this week’s great user-made games like Dragon’s Tail or Cooking Boo! Projects of the Week Awesomeness clicker by rycbarm.13 This […]

Jesse Builds Water Systems…and Tynker Projects! When ten-year-old Jesse isn’t busy building water reticulation systems in his front yard in Perth, tinkering around with electricity and computer parts, biking and camping with his dad, or playing drums in his school’s band – he’s coding! Jesse is only in 5th grade but already has an idea of what he’d like to […]

Boyan Sees the Difference Between Playing and Making! Eight-year-old Boyan played video games long before he started making them – now that he’s creating them, he’s seeing all the possibilities that come with being a maker! In his words, “When you make a game there are a lot of possibilities, but when you play it you’re limited.” Boyan, a 2nd […]

Three Tips for Keeping Kids Safe Online Internet access opens up a new world of discovery and creativity for kids! The flip side of this access, however, is concern about your child’s safety and privacy online. How can we make sure that our kids learn to use the internet in a safe, smart way? We’ve outlined 3 tips to get […]

Community Highlights: May 5 – May 11 Every Monday we bring you the best of the Tynker community! This week we saw some fantastic projects (don’t miss the two-player games) and lots of great tweets. Be sure to catch our blog update, too! Projects of the Week STC 18 Auto Maze by Spread the Code This program generates a maze for […]

Hannah’s Creativity is Limitless! Meet Hannah, a fifth grader from Kansas who loves drawing (she told us she usually draws people) and discovering underground video games. Her plans for the future include a career as a doctor, and she loves to dye her hair fun colors – next up is blue! We’ve been blown away by Hannah’s projects, especially considering this […]

Alex’s Love of Experimentation Drives His Love of Coding Twelve-year-old Alex adores science, so it’s no surprise he’s brought that love of experimentation to coding with Tynker! In his free time, this coder from Florida plays sports like football or soccer, plays Xbox, and reads Harry Potter. “I’m on the last one,” he said, “but I haven’t finished it yet!” Alex […]