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5 Ways to Go #BeyondOneHour This year’s Hour of Code was a huge hit in classrooms across the world! Take advantage of the momentum CS Ed Week provides – here are 5 ways to take your class beyond an Hour of Code: 1. Remind students of their success We’re guessing your students showed some serious motivation during Hour of Code—and […]

Tynker’s School Curriculum is Now Available on iPad! Great news – Tynker’s full-fledged curriculum is now on iPad! With integration of Swift Programming language from Apple, Tynker’s iPad coding curriculum makes it easy for educators to introduce students to coding on a tablet. Learn more in our video overview: Introduction to Swift To better prepare students to use Swift Playgrounds […]

4 Tips for a Successful Hour of Code What’s your goal for Hour of Code? Whether it’s introducing your students to coding, helping them develop existing skills, or just trying something new – we’re right there with you. Hour of Code is a great opportunity to zero in on the importance of coding in our changing world! Here are four […]

Set Up an Hour of Code for Your Class in 5 Minutes The Hour of Code is coming up! Who else can’t wait? For those of you who haven’t participated before: Hour of Code is a global movement that reaches MILLIONS of students in more than 180 countries. With 18 free tutorials, Tynker makes it easy for students of all […]

Win a Free Drone This #HourOfCode There isn’t just one, but two ways to win a Parrot Cargo drone this #HourOfCode! With a winner every day, you’ve got a great shot! 1. Create a FREE Tynker teacher account between now and December 10th, and we’ll automatically enter you to win! With Tynker, Hour of Code is easier than ever. When […]

Welcome to Your New Teacher Dashboard Today we released a beta version of our new educator dashboard! With a fluid UI, the new teacher dashboard provides a simple and streamlined experience that you can access from your computer, tablet, or mobile phone. Please try the beta version of the new dashboard by clicking on the link in your current dashboard. […]

We’ve Updated Our School Coding Curriculum Hello, educators! We have made significant improvements to the Tynker coding curriculum, and there are some changes that you will see in the lessons starting next week. What has changed? Friendlier coding tutorials iPad support for courses Subject quizzes for every STEM coding lesson List of courses being updated We’re adding new courses, available […]

Coding for Special Ed? It’s Real and It’s Helping In education, there is no such thing as one-curriculum-fits-all. We have to bend, stretch, and re-work our curriculum to fit every type of learner. That creates some unique problems: how do you reach every student? What speaks to their learning styles and abilities? Kyleigh Westervelt is focusing on just those issues […]

How to Manage Your Student Roster in Tynker We’ve made several improvements to rostering features in Tynker for the 2017-18 school year! In addition to Google Classroom and Clever Sync, there are several new ways to set up and manage teacher and student accounts in Tynker. This article highlights the new import options that are now available in Tynker. You […]