Coding for Kids

Jesse Thorstad is the Technology Coordinator for Fergus Falls Public Schools, MN, where technological learning has begun to shine. School: Fergus Falls Public Schools, MN Using Tynker Since: May 2013 Number of Students on Tynker : 57 Number of projects created by students using Tynker: 1,212     I serve as the technology coordinator for the Fergus Falls Public School district. I also teach […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

I Programmer 10/27/13 As programmers we appreciate why knowing how to code is really important. But if you find it difficult to express why, this infographic gives five reasons – and I’m sure you can add more. During Computer Science Week, Code.org aims to give 10 million kids an hour of code. It may not be much but at least it’s a […]

Why children should learn how to program 10/27/13 There has, in the last couple of years, been a rising interest in teaching children as young as five how to program computers. A new computer science curriculum has been introduced into schools in England and there are many of out-of-school coding clubs up and down the country aimed at boosting programming […]

Babble 10/16/13 She asked for more ukeleles. At our Parent Council Meeting last week, the principal brought a funding request to the Council from the music teacher. She wanted money to buy more ukeleles. I get that music is important. I get that sharing ukeleles in a crowded class of 9 yr olds is not conducive to a positive teaching […]

“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 […]