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Community Highlights: September 19 – 25 One of our favorite projects this week was also one of the most simple ones. Check it out! This “Eat a Sandwich” project is also quite cute. Finally, this lemonade stand project is highly original. The name of the project is “not finished,” so the creator may still be putting some final touches on it. […]

Programming: A 21st Century Creative Medium In many discussions, art is contrasted with technology and science. We say that kids are “artsy” or “techy,” that people are “left-brain thinkers” (logical or analytical) or “right-brain thinkers” (creative and artistic). Many worry that schools, from elementary schools to universities, are sacrificing their arts programs in favor of a greater emphasis on STEM—whereas others […]

Tynker Community Highlights: September 12 – 18 We’ve seen some very cool projects in the Tynker mobile community this week. To see all projects, just download the Tynker app for your iPad or Android tablet and click on the “Community” section. This “Kid Simulator” allows you to use several tools to interact with one of the Tynker kid characters, using our […]

Drones 101 School Course Launched We’ve just launched our first drone programming course for schools, Drones 101! This fun introductory course will teach kids the basics of coding and computational thinking as they control and program a drone. This is a perfect addition to your elementary or middle school technology class or makerspace. As a teacher, you don’t need to […]

Tynker Community Highlights: September 5 – 11 Here are a few of the coolest projects submitted to the Tynker mobile community this past week. To see all projects, just download the Tynker app for your iPad or Android tablet and click on the “Community” section. Minecraft World Generator: This project uses uploaded images to generate a Minecraft world. Each time you […]

Jasmine Codes to Make Her Own Video Games Jasmine is a 12-year-old from Garden Grove, California whose beautiful animations and interactive games caught our attention. She’s published several incredibly intricate projects to the Tynker community, so we asked her some questions about herself and why she loves coding. What are your hobbies? I like to the play piano and play sports […]

A “What I Did This Summer” Project for 21st Century Learners This back-to-school season, your students can recap their summer vacations using a fun new creative medium: coding! With this project, your students will follow step-by-step instructions to create their own interactive slideshows about what they did this summer. They’ll come up with several scenes that represent their summers, find […]

Tynker Community Highlights: August 29 – September 4 There were some really amazing projects published to the Tynker community last week. Julian, a fourth grader from San Francisco who we featured on the Tynker blog, created “The Flying Penguin Game.” Make sure you click “yes” when it asks if you want to see the tutorial before starting to play. Some features […]

Tynker Community Highlights: August 22 – 28 Happy Monday! Here are a few fun projects and pictures from this past week: We really love this “Shave the Beard” game. It’s optimized for mobile, so play it on your tablet or phone for the best experience. This game is also optimized for mobile, where the red character will move when you tilt […]