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Community Highlights – August 7-August 14 As always, we’re excited to bring you the best of the Tynker community! Most of this week’s projects are more like scenes than games – make sure to check them out, and don’t forget to try your hand at playing “Can You Hit The Bullseye.” Projects of the Week: Super Pug: A criminal roams […]

Three Ways Coding Enhances Communication Skills Communication is the focus of the third (and final) installment of our “soft skills” series. The connections between coding, language, and writing in computer programming education help kids learn to express their ideas clearly. This is a great skill to develop for school and beyond. We looked at the importance of coding and how […]

Week 10 Summer Code-A-Thon Challenge: Show Us Your Best! Summer flew by – it’s already Week 10 of the Summer Code-A-Thon! For the final week’s theme, we’re challenging kids to give us their best work yet. This is the perfect opportunity for kids to try something new, stretch their imaginations, and create something incredible! As usual, kids start with a […]

Gabe Thinks Coding is Fun – and a Good Skill! Eleven-year-old Gabe is in 6th grade and lives in Beloit, Wisconsin. He enjoys playing video games, golfing, and having Nerf wars. We really love his projects, so we spoke with Gabe to learn a little more about him and why he codes! What’s your favorite subject in school? Math or […]

Community Highlights: July 31-August 7 Each week, we look forward to sharing the best and brightest of the Tynker community, with the Tynker community! This week, we saw a lot of really well-animated projects, and had a lot of fun exploring them! Projects of the Week Horse Days: Choose a horse, then groom it and ride it. deep sea diver: […]

Parrot Drone + Tynker Subscription = Parrot Mambo Code We’re excited to unveil Parrot Mambo Code, an exciting way to learn to code and become a drone pilot at the same time! This bundle, which allows new pilots to practice their drone flying skills in a virtual environment before executing the commands on a real drone, includes a Parrot Mambo minidrone […]

Week 9 Summer Code-A-Thon Challenge: Who’s Your Hero? It’s Week 9 of the Summer Code-A-Thon! This week we ask kids to create a project in response to a question: who’s your hero? Kids can define “hero” however they’d like – it could be anyone from a character in a favorite book, to a family member, to a classic superhero. They’ll begin with […]

10 Coding Courses Now Available on the Tynker App   Tynker is taking learning to code on the iPad to a whole new level! In yesterday’s Tynker app update, featured by Apple under “Best New App Updates,” we extended our award-winning online courses to the Tynker iPad app. We’re excited to announce that 10 self-guided courses are now available on […]

Coding Gives Ané a Greater Appreciation for the Games She Plays! Thirteen-year-old Ané is in 7th grade and lives and codes in South Africa. Her hobbies include swimming, piano, and LEGO League Robotics! We’ve been really impressed with her games and wanted to chat with her to learn more about what motivates her to code. What’s your favorite subject in school? […]