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30 Minutes of Tynkering Goes a Long Way “Tynker is an absolute success. As a member of the KySTE, the Kentucky Society for Technology in Education, I’m excited to have the opportunity to present my wonderful experience with Tynker at a statewide conference of educators in spring; teachers all across Kentucky need to know about Tynker.” Jeanine Kearbey is a […]

We are happy to announce two new programming courses for schools appropriate for Grades 3-8: Programming 101, and Programming 102. Students learn at their own pace, which frees you up to provide more 1-on-1 attention. Programming concepts are introduced progressively in each lesson in Tynker’s interactive framework with narration, videos, guided tutorials, and projects. Teachers now have the flexibility to choose […]

Did you know? Over 3 million participants used Tynker’s programming puzzles last week during the Hour-of-Code! Children in thousands of classrooms and homes tried their hand at coding using Tynker’s fun collection of puzzles. Please encourage your children or students to try these puzzles here.   Also, this holiday season, “Introduction to Programming”, our fun self-paced course is available as a […]

Lee-Scott Academy Elementary Technology Lab 12/17/13 Second grade students have been participating in the Hour of Code as part of Computer Science Education Week. They have used the activities from the Tynker website to practice their problem-solving and logical reasoning skills. I introduced the concept of coding by first showing part of the BrainPop movie “Computer Programming: One Step at a Time.” (The movie gets a little […]

Bites and Bytes 12/17/13 I am by no means “old” but when I was in grade school computer programming was not something that was taught or even offered as an extracurricular activity, but that didn’t stop me!  I had an Apple IIC, a Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer, and eventually an IBM PC.  I was equipped with a ton of floppies, a very […]

Saint Michael School 12/14/13 Saint Michael School students from Kindergarten through eighth grade experienced “The Hour of Code” the week of December 9-13. You can find more pictures at our Shutterfly site. The second and third grade students worked as a team at the interactive whiteboard to complete tutorials on the Tynker website. During the week of December 16 the students will […]

Diary of a Public School Teacher 12/14/13 We missed the first 2 days of Computer Science Education Week because we had Snow Days. As much as I enjoyed those two days off , I was kinda bummed about not being able to have my class participate in the Hour of Code. Wednesday, I had to leave early to attend a […]

The Beacon News 12/12/13 Biff needs to collect five power cells. The trouble is, the moon base is filled with zombies that will sap Biff’s health if they touch him. Who can protect Biff from the zombies and help the spaceman collect the power cells? Enter eighth-grader Keanan Ginell, who armed Biff with laser bombs and other tools to help […]

A big thank you to all teachers, parents, and children who completed an Hour of Code on Tynker!    We leave you with a sample of what people have been saying, and sharing, about Tynker’s Hour of Code.. “LOVE< LOVE<LOVE!! We at Skyline Vista are having a terrific time this week practicing code. Staff is seeing the benefit of other […]