Coding for Kids

Free Coding Program to Keep Your Child’s Mind Sharp This Summer! We know that summer can be a challenge for parents. It can be difficult to find activities to keep your child occupied and engaged. And research shows that students who do not participate in educational activities over the summer can lose up to two months’ worth of learning, putting them […]

5 Ways to Sharpen Up Your Skills for the Summer Code-A-Thon On June 12, we’re launching a global coding event to help you make this the summer of code. But you don’t need to wait until then to start sharpening up your coding skills! Here are five free ways for kids to get coding with fun games, puzzles, and do-it-yourself […]

5 Ways to Bring Coding into Your Core Curriculum During a #TynkerChat on Twitter a few months ago, moderator Jon Corippo asked participants, “Can coding replace worksheets? To what degree?” Q4 Can coding replace worksheets? To what degree? #TynkerChat — jcorippo (@jcorippo) May 15, 2017 Most teachers came to a consensus: “anything is better than a worksheet” – especially coding, […]

5 Questions for Kevin Brookhouser: Author, Coder, and Maker This week, we had the pleasure of chatting with Kevin Brookhouser, a maker, author, coder, and ed tech enthusiast. Kevin teaches project-based learning at York School in Monterey, CA and he’ll be our guest moderator for #Tynkerchat on Twitter this week. A bit more about Kevin from his website:  Kevin Brookhouser, M.Ed. is the author […]

The news about automation can seem intense, but the good news is, according to a report from Forrester Research, via Marketwatch, we’re going to be gaining 15 million new jobs in the next decade in “software, engineering, design, maintenance, support, training, and more.”

How Coding is Changing the Job Market Every week, it seems like there are dozens of stories coming out about innovations in the tech industry and the importance of coding across the entire job market, including design, research, academia, law, and more. These interesting pieces of news and research show how coding is changing the world – and how it’s […]

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Inspiring Projects from Our Young Coders! Have you taken a look at the Tynker community? Kids publish thousands of projects every week to our fully moderated platform. Many kids who use Tynker tell us that their favorite thing is looking through the Community and getting inspired by what other kids are creating. Here’s what they have to say: “I think it’s […]

Unprompted, Makers Use Tynker to Talk About Respect! Respect is always relevant, but lately kids in the Tynker community have decided to emphasize it with some truly incredible and creative projects showing the importance of respect! This influx of projects about respect was totally unexpected (though thoroughly welcomed) because no moderators or administrators prompted or suggested them. We’re so excited […]