Tynker Blog

Last year, Tynker announced the integration of our award-winning Premium curriculum making its way to iPad. Students could now log into the iPad app and work through hundreds of hours of content, including Apple’s Everyone Can Code courses, Space Cadet, and Dragon Spells. Tynker teachers have been digging in since then, and we’ve collected some of their stories here. 

Seasoned Coder Robert Shares His Wisdom! Robert, a 6th grader from Indiana, is only eleven years old but already has aspirations to be a computer programmer in the future! “It’s not the money I’d work for,” he said, “it’s because it’s fun! I really like computer coding.” His hobbies include playing piano and marimba (he told us he can play […]

Leveling the Playing Field with Video Game Pioneer Carol Shaw Many of us grew up playing video games, but how often do we think about the people who make them? If you were gaming on an Atari in the 1980s, River Raid may sound familiar – but chances are you haven’t heard of the game’s designer, Carol Shaw. Carol Shaw, […]

Community Highlights: March 31 – April 6 It’s been a great week in the Tynker community! Our users have been busy creating cool games – like one that lets you surf as a wolf or a dragon – and sharing the amazing things they’re learning in the classroom. Skim through our highlights to make sure you don’t miss a thing! […]

Connor Codes to Answer His Own Questions! Ten-year-old Connor discovered Tynker at a summer camp and loved it so much that he started coding at home! “Every chance he gets,” his mom told us, “he says, ‘Mom, can I do 5 minutes of Tynker?’” He’s been teaching himself to code and knows so much about Tynker that he even has […]

Why Coding is an Investment in Your Child’s Future Today’s economy is in urgent need of people with coding skills to meet the demands of the burgeoning tech industry. That’s why introducing your child to coding is a crucial investment in their future, a 21st century skill that’s quickly becoming necessary for a wide range of professions. Top 3 reasons that […]

Erin Loves Bringing Her Imagination to Life! When nine-year-old Erin isn’t drawing or playing soccer (her favorite position is offensive forward) she’s coding amazing projects in Tynker! Erin is a third-grader from New Jersey whose projects really caught our eye. We had a blast chatting with her about her hobbies, her projects, and why she likes to code! What’s your […]

See What’s New for Spring 2018! Spring is here, and it’s the perfect time to catch up on the fresh new courses and features that we’ve added to Tynker in the last few months. If you already have a Tynker plan, that’s great – all of these updates are automatically rolled into your plan! Check out what we’ve released so […]

Adrian Santesteban is a Math & Computer Science certified teacher at Williams Middle School at Houston ISD in Houston, Texas. He teaches his students to have Wolverine Pride as well as to code!