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Do you love writing stories and drawing characters with Tynker? Well, now you can make your projects even better by creating your own animated artwork.  Animation uses still images called frames to create movement. Here are some frames of a running horse animation:   With enough still images, animators can create the illusion of movement by displaying frames quickly, one-after-another:  Tynker’s […]

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Let’s learn how to take control of text with Tynker. With these cool text tricks, you can have fun with text! You can make interactive writing, custom text message bubble styles, speech bubbles and labels.  Or you can create a storybook, put on a puppet show, tell a joke, or make your own animation. You can even use computer code […]

Let’s get comfortable with the absolute basics of Tynker. In this coding for beginners tutorial, you’ll learn how to move Actors on the Stage using code blocks. After logging in at tynker.com, you’ll see your Dashboard. First click Projects, then +Create a New Project. You’ll see links to all sorts of exciting computer programming basics templates: From here you can […]

15 Free Coding Resources from Tynker  Due to Covid-19, people around the world are coming together for the greater good and at Tynker we certainly want to do our part to help. With kids at home for the foreseeable future, it’s important for us as parents and educators to get them in a consistent and structured routine that will keep […]

Explore Tynker’s Introduction to Coding Webinars! Tynker is excited to offer two more free webinars this fall! Both webinars are geared towards educators and education leaders who are beginners. Read on to learn more about (and register for!) the two webinars. Free Webinar: Introduction to Tynker Blocks Get started with Tynker Blocks! In this one-hour Tynker webinar, educators and education leaders will be […]

    How to Become a Featured Maker “Oh my gosh, did I win something?!”  “Whoa, this is my first featured project and I’m only a few months in! Am I allowed to be featured yet?”  “I was like, ‘What’s this little badge on it?’ And I click it and it says that I have been chosen!” These are just some of […]

6 Coding Tips from Our Featured Makers Call over your kids – this article is for them! For kids, nothing is more inspiring than hearing from successful peers. Tynker makers agree that while coding isn’t always easy, it’s an important challenge to take on. Our fantastic Featured Makers have shared their tips and tricks for other kids learning to code; see what they’re […]