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Ioana Gathers Coding Inspiration From Games! Ioana is ten years old and lives in Romania. She loves ballet and has coded some incredible projects! We spoke with her to learn more about why she likes to code. What’s your favorite subject in school? Holidays! How long have you been using Tynker? About 1 ½ or 2 years. Where do you […]

Community Highlights: April 10 – 16 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 My Pet Kittie: This delightful project allows you to take care of a pet cat. You can feed, wash, and even play with your cat! It […]

Creative Carter Draws Inspiration From Other Coders! Fourth grader Carter is nine (and a half!) and lives in Escondido, California, where he attends Quantum Academy. He enjoys playing the piano, Minecraft, and “reading – definitely reading.” We thought his project Cooking Delight 2 was really fun to play, so we wanted to learn more about why he loves to code […]

It’s no secret that Twitter is a powerful tool in many ways – both positive and negative. Educators, every day, use Twitter to connect and share through hashtag chats, the most popular ones being #EdChat, and #TLAP (Teach Like a Pirate). The stories of educators connecting with each other through Twitter and social media are numerous, and #MomsAsPrincipals is a perfect example of that.

Community Highlights: April 3 – 9 Every week, we bring you the best of the Tynker community – from projects that we love playing to makers who inspire us. Featured Makers We featured two more kids this week: Danae, a sixth grader from Canada, and Max, a fifth grader from Ohio. Danae says that coding with Tynker has made her […]

According to Max, Everyone Should Code! Max Borton is in 5th grade and from Sylvania, Ohio. He’s ten years old and loves lacrosse, drawing, and running! He’s coded some really creative projects, so we chatted with him to learn what he thinks about coding. What do you want to be when you grow up? I haven’t thought of that yet. […]

How Coding is Changing the Job Market Every week, it seems like there are dozens of stories coming out about innovations in the tech industry and the importance of coding across the entire job market, including design, research, academia, law, and more. These interesting pieces of news and research show how coding is changing the world – and how it’s […]

Creative Coder Danae Gets Inspiration From Her Cat! Eleven-year-old Danae is in 6th grade, and is homeschooled. She’s from Penticton, BC, and likes to draw. She told us she also loves coding with Tynker and playing Minecraft! Danae’s built some incredible projects, so we wanted to speak with her and learn more about why she codes. What’s your favorite subject […]

Community Highlights: March 27 – April 2 Here’s what’s new in the Tynker community this past week. Featured Makers We featured five more amazing kids this week: Elijah, a 10-year-old from Alabama, Sadie, an 11-year-old from New York, Jackson, a 14-year-old from Australia, Yaamini, an 11-year-old from Texas, and Jeremy, a 10-year-old from California. Yaamini’s story and coding projects are […]