Tynker Blog

Reasons to Code, According to Nine Young Coders Across the country, legislators and prominent entrepeneurs have been calling for all kids to learn to code. They cite the importance of computational thinking and the demand for programmers in our economy. But what do kids think about expanding CS education? We asked nine kids who love coding with Tynker whether they think other kids […]

Learn about Antimatter from Andy Andy is a 4th grader in Minnesota. He’s made some really advanced projects in Tynker and wants to be a programmer when he grows up. He loves coding and building electrical stuff, like a model robotic arm that he recently built. Andy’s Introduction to Coding Andy learned about coding from his grandfather Eric, an electrical […]

Meet Our Community of Makers Over the past few months, we’ve seen an incredible “maker” community spring up among our users. They share amazing coding projects, remix what others are making, and even create lessons to teach others their favorite coding tricks. We want to get to know the boys and girls who are learning to code and becoming makers […]

Add Coding to Any Subject with Tynker’s STEM Courses Computer Science doesn’t need to be taught in its own separate classroom. You can integrate coding across the curriculum with Tynker’s STEM courses, now with over 200 lessons on topics like metaphors and similes, order of operations, fractions, the water cycle, mitosis and meiosis, and much more. The library includes English, Social Studies, Math, Earth Science, […]

Video Games in Ancient Greece: A Project-Based Learning Success Story As they walk around their school, Katherine Smith students are constantly reminded that they are expected to work hard and succeed. Katherine Smith Elementary School, a Title I School in San Jose, CA with 82% of students on free or reduced lunch and 61% of students learning English as a […]

This is Part 2 of a series on algorithms. Part 1, How to Explain Algorithms to Kids, is available here. Understanding the Basic Algorithms that Power Your Digital Life Algorithms provide a series of instructions that the computer follows to arrive at an answer and they underlie all of our technology. The problem that the algorithm is solving might be […]

Spring Is Here With a Fun Coding Project! It’s springtime! Flowers are staring to peek out of the snow, trees are regrowing their leaves, and the baby chicks are chirping. Your students can usher in the new season with this fun coding project about spring. Kids can follow our easy step-by-step instructions to make this project themselves! Encourage them to […]

For the second straight year, Grade 5 students at Sacred Heart School/ École Sacré Coeur in Estevan have been able to learn through a computer programming class. Seventeen students have been meeting in the school’s library during their lunch break every Wednesday to further their computer skills. Through a program called Tynker, the students receive a learning experience that is […]

Playful Learning with Drones Whether for a birthday, the holidays, or just for fun, a drone is the ultimate gift for kids. Controlling a drone and making it take off and perform stunts is absolutely exhilarating. With Tynker, kids can blend this fun with learning by programming their drones. This allows in them to do much more advanced things with coding, and […]