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Community Highlights: April 28 – May 4 It’s Monday, which means we get to bring you the best of the Tynker community! With this week’s projects you can design your own house, play Ping Pong, go on an adventure, and more. Don’t miss our favorite tweets of the week or our blog recap! Projects of the Week Dragon ball z […]

Anna is a Minecraft Modding Expert! Meet twelve-year-old Anna, a talented 7th grader who lives and codes in Clayton, North Carolina. She explores Tynker as part of her interest-led homeschooling curriculum and codes in a library coding club. Coding is just one of Anna’s many interests! Anna ice skates and has been doing so for about a year, which we […]

Brian Shows His Projects To His Class! Meet Brian, a 4th grader from California! In his spare time he enjoys playing basketball in a league – he even aspires to become an athlete in the future. We noticed that he’s been creating lots of awesome projects in Tynker lately, so we chatted with Brian to learn more about him and […]

5 Tips for Healthy Screen Time Our kids are growing up as digital natives, and it’s clear that screens are here to stay. Most of us have heard about the negative effects of too much screen time – from depression to sleep deprivation to childhood obesity – so how can we teach our kids to use technology in healthy ways? […]

Community Highlights: April 21 – April 27 Every Monday we bring you the best of the Tynker community. Between a project imitating the life of a YouTube star, a simulation of Windows PC, and a Tynker version of a recorder, this week’s featured projects will surely impress you. See if you can beat “Tynker’s Hardest Game”! We also saw some […]

Future Veterinarian Annette Loves the Tynker Community! Meet Annette, a young coder and tennis star from Texas! She’s only eight years old but has already been playing tennis for four years. She’s in second grade and wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up because she loves animals. Which one is her favorite? A lion! Even though she’s only […]

Colten Reads Coding Books For Fun! This week’s Featured Maker is, in his words, “the only kid in my class who really likes homework!” Meet Colten, a third grader from North Carolina. When he’s not busy doing homework (and loving it!) he’s coding. Colten said, “During my free time I code a lot and play video games because sometimes they […]

Try This 6-Step Brain Bootcamp at Home Brainstorming ways to make your child’s screen time more productive and active? You’re not alone! It can be hard to keep kids stimulated while striking a balance between screen time and active time. Although kids should be engaging in at least an hour of physical activity every day, most kids are not meeting […]

Jon Hidalgo has been teaching technology skills for 11 years at Monroe Middle School in Union County Public School District in Monroe, NC.  He shares his experience on Tynker.