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Community Highlights: March 20 – 26 Happy Monday! Here’s what’s new in the Tynker community this past week: Featured Makers Three more amazing kid makers joined our Featured Maker program this week: Matt, a 12-year-old from Virginia, Reagan, an 11-year-old from Texas, and Eliot, a 12-year-old from Florida. Here are a couple of highlights: Why do you like to code? […]

Meet Elijah, Creator of “Nyan Cat!” Elijah is ten years old and in the 5th grade. He lives in Jacksonville, Alabama. In his free time, he likes to watch DanTDM on Youtube and play video games – his favorite is Minecraft! We think his projects are really creative, and asked him some questions to learn more about him. What is […]

Matt Thinks Everyone Should Code! Matt hails from Virginia and is in 6th grade. He’s twelve years old, and his hobbies include playing games like Roblox or Minecraft, coding, and playing with his dog. We loved his game “Sadness Invasion,” so we wanted to get to know him better, and learn why he codes! What are your favorite subjects in school? […]

Applying to be a Tynker Blue Ribbon Educator: Videos That Inspire Us A couple weeks ago, we announced the Tynker Blue Ribbon Educator Program, and this week, applications have opened. As teachers across the world start putting together their video application, we thought we’d share some inspiring videos to help get your ideas flowing about how to go #BeyondOneHour. Remember, being in […]

11-Year-Old Reagan Gives Great Advice to Future Coders! Eleven-year-old Reagan is in 6th grade and lives in San Antonio, Texas. Her hobbies include gaming, biking, drawing, reading, and coding. The Pokemon project she created with her friend Ian really impressed us, so we wanted to learn how she started coding and what she likes about it. What is your favorite […]

Community Highlights: March 13 – 19 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 three more makers on the Tynker blog this week: Noah, Elena, and Matthew. There has also been an exciting update from one of our Featured Makers. Danielle, […]

Video Games Inspire Eliot To Create His Own Eliot is in 7th grade, is twelve years old, and lives in Orlando, Florida. His hobbies include coding and Minecraft! He coded an incredible game called Space Defense. We loved playing it, so we wanted to learn more about Eliot and what he likes about coding with Tynker! What’s your favorite subject in […]

Matthew Thinks Imagination and Coding Go Hand in Hand! Matthew is twelve years old and lives in Shifnal, England! He’s in 7th grade and enjoys horseback riding, playing violin, and coding. We loved his projects, and spoke with him to find out what he likes about coding with Tynker. What’s your favorite subject in school? Music. What do you want […]

If you haven’t done a #TynkerChat before, you totally should! It’s a great way to connect with educators who are ready to take coding and computer science forward. Vote on next week’s topic, and learn about our award-winning moderator, Todd Burleson!