Tynker Blog

Ben Mangan 03/05/2014 As markets get frothy and the Nasdaq marches toward 5,000, I would understand if you believed that we’re on the road to a painful burst of yet another bubble. That road – littered with the ruins of a new generation of Pets.com-like business models – may certainly be in our future. But pause for a moment before […]

Knowledge that will keep on giving… The Lubavitch Education Center (LEC) is a Jewish day school located in Miami that educates over 1,000 children. LEC runs a very succesful programming club using Tynker. A generous donation from David and Eda Schottenstein helped the LEC set up this comprehensive technology learning program in the elementary division. Says Mr. Schottenstein, “My goal […]

Venture Beat 02/18/14 Young kids can acquire foreign languages extremely rapidly. How about computer languages? Education experts are putting pressure on schools to introduce students to programming concepts. Teachers can now access a slew of new apps and online tools, which have emerged in recent years to teach children to code. Tynker is one of the best known of the bunch, as it’s specifically […]

“In the next 10 years there will be 1.4 million Computer Science jobs in the US and only 400,000 people to fill those jobs. Coding is something that every person and student can do, they just need the door opened,” says Vicki Davis, Computer Science Teacher and IT Director at Westwood Schools, Camilla, GA. Vicki Davis (@coolcatteacher on Twitter) blogs […]

Teachalogue 02/13/14 Introducing myself and my students to the exciting world of coding Author: Anna Miller I recently wrote an article for my school’s website that focused on a brand new and a slightly intimidating project for me as an educator. As teachers, we are required to be extremely knowledgeable on the material we teach; however, there are some things out […]

Patricia Cloud Technology Associate School: Grand Oak Elementary School, NC Using Tynker Since: April 2013 Started Tynker Premium: Oct 2013 Number of Students on Tynker: 33 Number of projects created by students using Tynker: 382 . Who in their right mind would want to spend free time on a Friday at an afterschool program for more school-like work? Unbelievable as […]

Jesse Thorstad is the Technology Coordinator for Fergus Falls Public Schools, MN, where technological learning has begun to shine. School: Fergus Falls Public Schools, MN Using Tynker Since: May 2013 Number of Students on Tynker : 57 Number of projects created by students using Tynker: 1,212     I serve as the technology coordinator for the Fergus Falls Public School district. I also teach […]

Saathvik Vangati is a twelve-year old seventh grader enrolled in the Quimby Oak Middle School of the Evergreen school district in San Jose, CA. What do soccer and Tynker have in common? Fun, improvisation, and Saathvik Vangati. The twelve-year-old soccer fanatic could not believe his parents were sending him off to coding camp in the summer. “Programming is for adults!,” […]

Ant’s ICT.com 01/19/2014 Friday was Day 2 of our enrichment week and gave me another opportunity to work with children from across Key Stage 2. Most of the children enjoyed the challenge of building code routines for the Angry Birds maze. This is the first tutorial found on Code.org and mentioned here on this blog. Aside from the enthusiasm that pulsed through the […]