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Coding is JuniorGamerGuy’s Fourth Language! Twelve-year-old JuniorGamerGuy is in the 7th grade in Ukraine, and he has lots of fantastic hobbies! He’s an incredibly impressive maker who loves black and white TV shows (his favorite two shows are the Beverly Hillbillies and Petticoat Junction) and enjoys drinking warm fresh milk from his goats every day. He also likes creating with […]

Community Highlights: January 20 – January 26 It’s Monday, which means we get to share the best of the Tynker community with you! This week we saw some really creative projects, with lots of animal-related games. We also saw lots of fantastic tweets – kids (and teachers!) are having a great time coding with Tynker. Have fun playing through these […]

Yvon is Only Ten, But Already a Seasoned Programmer! This week’s featured maker is an experienced coder – she’s only ten years old but has already been programming games for two years! Meet Yvon, who lives and codes in Indonesia. Her hobbies include making projects in Tynker, playing games, and doing puzzles! Most people at her school don’t even know […]

Ysabella Puts Her Heart Into Everything She Does! Ten-year-old Ysabella has only been using Tynker for two months, but she has already created fantastic projects! She’s in 4th grade and enjoys playing piano and flute, especially classical and Christmas songs. She writes and sings her own compositions, and even sent us an amazing video of one of her original songs! According […]

Tynker at FETC: Choose the Best Coding Curriculum This week marks the one of the country’s most significant education gatherings: The Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando, Florida. Tynker and the Tynker Blue Ribbon Educators will be there to help tell their stories about the importance of coding in their schools, as well as how Tynker stands apart from […]

Make 2018 Your Best Year with Tynker We’re excited to kick off 2018 with tons of new Tynker content and features for your family to enjoy! Please take a minute to get caught up on everything we’ve added over the past year: Visual and text language switcher. As your child gains confidence in their block coding abilities, they can now […]

Community Highlights: January 13 – January 19 As always, we’re excited to share the best of the Tynker community with you! We saw some amazing projects, including a quiz inspired by Harry Potter, a brand new talk show, and a new take on everyday life. We also saw lots of fantastic tweets – kids (and teachers!) are having a great […]

Kenisha Takes Game Requests From Friends! Meet nine-year-old Kenisha, an amazing maker from Dubai who loves coding, drawing, and horseback riding. Fun fact: Kenisha named her little sister after a character from Lion King! She’s in 5th grade and blew us away with her coding skills, so we caught up with her to learn more about her and why she […]

Eli’s Goal: Make Each Project Better Than The Last! Meet Featured Maker Eli from Utah! He’s almost nine years old and loves playing lacrosse, video games, and Minecraft. He’s only in third grade but already has an idea of what he wants to be when he grows up – ”What my dad does – coding! Or a YouTuber.” He discovered […]