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Fabulous 5th Grade Fun 12/10/13 Today was one of those days that gets you all pumped about being an educator! I was at our early childhood school today. (One day out of the week I work there.) I spoke with two of the teachers about trying “Hour of Code” with their class. They happily agreed! “Hour of Code” is part of […]

Pea of Sweetness 12/07/13 When we think of programming we usually think of adults or even older children. I know when I would hear the words “programming course” I didn’t assume it would be something children as young as ours could take! Tynker not only makes that possible, it’s what they are all about! They enable children to learn programming […]

CBS 8 12/05/13 Tynker (http://www.Tynker.com), a leading education startup that enables schools, teachers and parents to help children learn how to code, today announced 8 free interactive tutorials for students in grades 1-3 and grades 4-8 in support of the CSEdWeek and Code.org nationwide “Hour of Code” initiative. Tynker has launched these new tutorials (http://www.Tynker.com/HourOfCode) to support the Hour of Code, […]

Kevin’s Meandering Mind 12/05/13 I am going to use Tynker with my sixth grade students as part of the Hour of Code next week, just to see how they do and if any of my sixth graders get the coding bug (good bug — interest). I’ve been playing around with the site a bit, and I like it builds off the Logos […]

Fergus Falls Journal 12/04/13 When Jesse Thorstad started the Cleveland Coding Club a few months ago, he had no idea how many students would show up. Thorstad, a technology specialist at Fergus Falls High School, had found an interesting coding program called Tynker that he thought could benefit younger students and give them some early work with computer coding. He […]

Tynker’s Hour of Code experience is here. Tynker is proud to be a partner and curriculum provider for the Hour of Code 2013, the CSEdWeek and code.org nationwide initiative to introduce computer programming to children. We are excited to share our tutorials with you. We’ve built a series of game and puzzle based programming activities, appropriate for beginner (grades 1 to […]

The Maker Mom 12/03/13 Tynker is one of a slew of new programs to help kids learn to computer programming. Many of these new tools don’t teach kids to code per se- they’re not actually using Java or C++, however, they teach kids to think like coders. Tynker stands out from other programs, even ones we’re fond of, like Scratch because of the […]

Lady Paragons 12/03/13 Kids are creative and they love technology.  Seeing what my daughter can do with Legos and Minecraft proves that Kids love to build. Coding is another way to build, and if it’s simplified and made fun, kids can, not only do it, but also enjoy it. Tynker is a browser-based program to help kids understand the logic behind […]

Ed Tech 4 Library 12/02/13 Today’s hangout with +Kevin Elgan, Tynker’s Director of School Programs, set the stage for extensions for learning for my 4th/5th Grade KMExplore Seminar students to build upon.  Students were highly motivated hearing from an expert directly from Tynker, a leading programming tool they became hooked on at first sight. Getting students engaged and enthusiastic about […]