Coding for Kids

BIG Tynker Update: Improved Student Experience for 2017 We’re putting the final touches on our new student dashboard. The new dashboard has a simplified layout that makes it much easier to find what you’re looking for. Plus, daily missions motivate students to keep coding by gamifying the learning experience! Try It Out! The dashboard is now available for your students to try out! But […]

Coding Can Empower Your Child to Make a Difference Coding allows kids to make incredible projects that they’re really proud of and that actually make a difference. Tynkerers have built millions of projects using coding as a creative medium. When they learn to code, kids are empowered to share positive messages, create helpful products, and teach others about coding. Kids […]

Programming: A 21st Century Creative Medium In many discussions, art is contrasted with technology and science. We say that kids are “artsy” or “techy,” that people are “left-brain thinkers” (logical or analytical) or “right-brain thinkers” (creative and artistic). Many worry that schools, from elementary schools to universities, are sacrificing their arts programs in favor of a greater emphasis on STEM—whereas others […]

A “What I Did This Summer” Project for 21st Century Learners This back-to-school season, your students can recap their summer vacations using a fun new creative medium: coding! With this project, your students will follow step-by-step instructions to create their own interactive slideshows about what they did this summer. They’ll come up with several scenes that represent their summers, find […]

5 Ways to Get the Most Out of Tynker Tynker programming courses are self-guided and self-paced, but there are always things you can do to make your child’s experience more successful and fun. We talked to a few parents whose kids have completed multiple Tynker courses to get an idea of how they helped to keep their children engaged and learning. Here’s what […]

How Coding Can Help Your Child Excel Coding is much more than a technical skill. It allows kids to interact in new ways with their digital worlds and become makers. Learning to code has been shown to strengthen computational thinking skills, and in the process, it’s giving kids an advantage in subjects like math and writing. It also helps foster […]

Why My Child Is Learning to Code Over the past few months, we’ve talked to dozens of parents whose children are learning to code with Tynker. Over and over again, we heard the same concern: My children spend so much time staring at screens. How do I make their screentime more creative and productive? For these parents, this was one […]

6 Fun Ways to Start Coding with Tynker this Summer It can be expensive and stressful to keep kids engaged and learning over the summer. Coding is a great way for your child to explore a new skill that teaches them to think in ways they might not have been taught in school. Coding helps with organizational skills, planning ahead, and […]

Video Games in Ancient Greece: A Project-Based Learning Success Story As they walk around their school, Katherine Smith students are constantly reminded that they are expected to work hard and succeed. Katherine Smith Elementary School, a Title I School in San Jose, CA with 82% of students on free or reduced lunch and 61% of students learning English as a […]