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Andreea Sets an Example by Coding! Andreea is in 5th grade and lives in Jacksonville, Alabama. She’s ten years old and likes drawing, reading books like Harry Potter and Percy Jackson, and participating in technology and science activities at school. We were really impressed by Andreea’s artistic projects, so we wanted to find out why she codes! What’s your favorite […]

NEW! Tynker Supports Coding in Minecraft: Education Edition We’re so excited to announce that students can now use Tynker to learn coding in Minecraft: Education Edition! Tynker is seamlessly integrated into the new Code Builder extension of Minecraft: Education Edition, allowing kids to take their Minecraft creations to the next level while gaining important 21st century skills. Using Minecraft: Education […]

Creative Coder Leiton is Full of Imagination! Leiton Peterson is twelve years old and in the 6th grade. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, and loves to play baseball, basketball, and tennis. He’s built some really incredible projects, and we were lucky enough to chat with him and learn more about why he loves to Tynker! What’s your favorite subject in […]

Community Highlights: May 15 – 21 Happy Monday! Every week, we bring you the best of the Tynker community – from projects that we love playing to makers who inspire us. Projects of the Week This was a phenomenal week for featured projects, so make sure you don’t miss these! Stack Challenge: This eight-level game is truly innovative and challenging. Newts […]

Timothy Loves Languages – Including Coding Languages! Timothy lives and codes in London! He’s in 4th grade and is nine years old. He loves learning languages – he’s currently working on learning Portuguese – and loves to build with Legos. Timothy has created some really cool projects, so we wanted to chat with him about why he loves to code! […]

5 Questions for Kevin Brookhouser: Author, Coder, and Maker This week, we had the pleasure of chatting with Kevin Brookhouser, a maker, author, coder, and ed tech enthusiast. Kevin teaches project-based learning at York School in Monterey, CA and he’ll be our guest moderator for #Tynkerchat on Twitter this week. A bit more about Kevin from his website:  Kevin Brookhouser, M.Ed. is the author […]

Coding is Connor’s Passion! Fourteen-year-old Connor is in 9th grade and lives in Maine. His hobbies include drawing, playing video games, and coding. We’ve really been impressed by his projects and the enthusiastic response they’ve received from the Tynker community, so we wanted to speak with him to learn more about what inspires him to code! What’s your favorite subject […]

Community Highlights: May 8 – 14 Happy Monday! Every week, we bring you the best of the Tynker community – from projects that we love playing to makers who inspire us. Featured Makers This week, we featured two more creative makers on the Tynker blog: sisters Anna (8 years old) and Ariel (12 years old) from Singapore. Anna told us that she started […]

5 Questions for CUE Chief Innovation Officer, Jon Corippo This week, we had the pleasure of chatting with Jon Corippo, Apple Distinguished Educator and newly minted CUE Chief Innovation Officer. Jon has been connecting on Twitter with educators since 2008 at @jcorippo. California’s CUE organization has been leading the charge for progressive and STEM education for years, and was integral into the creation of […]