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The Eclipse Was a Computer Science Moment David Lockett is a STEM teacher at Bok Academy in Lake Wales, Florida. He is responsible for implementing a project based curriculum for all students as they rotate through the STEM Lab. Mr. Lockett has a distinguished and diverse background in the fields of Astronomy, Biotechnology, and Engineering, and he is an advocate and […]

How to Use Clever with Tynker We’re excited to announce that Tynker is now fully integrated with Clever! Clever, one of the most popular platforms for managing technology access in the classroom, makes it easy to connect student information systems (SIS) with learning apps. Classroom apps are auto-rostered for district administrators, kept up-to-date for classrooms, and students access all apps […]

Keith George is Leading the Coding Charge in Alabama Schools The Tynker Blue Ribbon Educators are represented in almost every state in the U.S. and 10 different countries. Keith George, passionate EdTech evangelist, is determined to make Alabama a stronghold for coding in schools.  Keith will be moderating Monday’s #Tynkerchat, with our dedicated code-minded educators. Here’s a little more about Keith: […]

NEW! Teach Coding with Tynker’s LEGO WeDo Course We’ve just released a new course that teaches your students to program with the LEGO WeDo 2.0! This fun course introduces the basics of block-based coding and computational thinking, and helps your students build competency with computer science and problem-solving. Tynker’s coding platform allows students to do so much more with LEGO […]

Tynker at ISTE: Minecraft, Apple, LEGOs, and New Courses! Next week is the year’s largest EdTech extravaganza – the International Society for Technology in Education Conference. We’ll be there, and have invited some of education’s finest teachers and collaborators to share their Tynker stories at the Tynker booth (#758). If you’re going to be there, you’ll want to make sure […]

Come Fly with Me! The Power of Drones in the Classroom The following is a guest post from educator Gabrielle Sipe. She is the K-12 Technology Integrator for the Littlestown Area School District, a Tynker Blue Ribbon Educator, and an Apple Teacher certified in iPads, MacBooks, and Swift Playgrounds. She started her career as a science teacher at the York […]

Thoughts on STEM From NASA Ambassador David Lockett David Lockett, STEM teacher and Tynker Blue Ribbon Educator, gets to play in the world of STEM in ways that some of us only dream of: as a NASA Solar System Ambassador. David will be moderating next week’s #Tynkerchat. Here’s a little more about David: David Lockett is a middle school STEM teacher, whose interest […]

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 CUE Chief Innovation Officer, Jon Corippo This week, we had the pleasure of chatting with Jon Corippo, Apple Distinguished Educator and newly minted CUE Chief Innovation Officer. Jon has been connecting on Twitter with educators since 2008 at @jcorippo. California’s CUE organization has been leading the charge for progressive and STEM education for years, and was integral into the creation of […]