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We were so excited to run this programming workshop exclusively for girls organized by Girls Innovate! and hosted by nestGSV at Redwood City, CA. It turned out to be a fantastic event, with a room full of enthusiastic girls and their parents who came together to learn computer programming using Tynker. “Great workshop! We had three girls programming in the car […]

“Braden’s favorite thing to do this summer was ‘being on the computer and programming’. He would wake up early in the morning to log in to Tynker on our home computer then he would attend camp for a full day and as soon as he got home he would get back online to see his work. You could say he […]

Programming for Kids: Parents Ask, Tynker Answers If you are a parent of young children interested in helping them learn computer programming, you most likely have many questions on how to go about it. Even how to begin to explore this for your kids. The Libertarian Homeschooler, a Facebook page with high quality content and a thriving and involved community […]

Early CS Education in Grades 2-7 “Tynker has become one of the most popular activities in my technology curriculum. Kids experience a great sense of achievement and understanding as they work through the lessons and share what they have learned. The addition of a simple physics engine is a welcome addition for budding game designers – I have seen my […]

After School Coding Club “When I decided to launch a Tynker coding club at Miller Middle School, I received 125 applications in 10 days. Our parents and students know that programming is a life skill. Since this was the first time I was using Tynker, and I myself have had little background in programming, I decided to start small with […]

Since its founding in 1893 in Palo Alto, The Harker School has become a world-class institution in the heart of Silicon Valley. Dr. Abigail Joseph teaches computer science and programming at The Harker School, and was one of Tynker’s earliest adopters. School: The Harker School Using Tynker Since: November 20, 2012 Total Number of Students on Tynker: 172 Number of […]

Adriene Guiriba is a third-grade teacher at Walter Hays Elementary School in Palo Alto. She has been using Tynker since December 2012 with her 3rd grade class of 23 students. To date they have created over 600 projects using Tynker. Project Based Learning (PBL) is perhaps one of the simplest and most effective methods of increasing engagement in the classroom. Read on […]

Tynker is a platform that can be flexibly integrated into a classroom or school. While some schools use it in their formal computer programming curriculums, other schools use it to enhance learning in classes like math, science, art and so forth. Still others have used it in extracurricular coding clubs, like this Lunchtime Club. Kids from across grades get together […]

4 Reasons Why Kids Should Learn to Program In recent years, the importance of programming has become a subject of increasing international awareness, moving from the narrow domain of the “geek” to the broader world, including the K-12 education space. Earlier this year, President Obama endorsed mandatory computer programming education in schools. And recently, a viral video from code.org encouraged students to learn to code. For those of […]