Coding for Kids
Community Highlights: April 21 – April 27
Every Monday we bring you the best of the Tynker community. Between a project imitating the life of a YouTube star, a simulation of Windows PC, and a Tynker version of a recorder, this week’s featured projects will surely impress you. See if you can beat “Tynker’s Hardest Game”! We also saw some great tweets this week – don’t miss them or our blog update!
Projects of the Week
You are a shark. Eat all the fish you can, but avoid the boats.
This simulator game lets you live the life of a rising YouTube star.
Tynkers Hardest game by Two Quicksand
This game is simple but very difficult. Can you make it through the moving obstacles?
derp adventure pt1 by Hungry Tiger
Fight derpy bosses in this silly adventure game.
Keep your dot from being crushed or sliced by the crushers and blades.
klaviatura by Rimantas
This awesome music project maps out the different notes you can play on a recorder!
Computer Simulator BETA 1.7 by Enderking (Agent X)
This project simulates the experience of using a Windows PC!
Wallnut Clicker Beta by Dependable Banshee
You have a walnut stand. How many walnuts will it take to solve world hunger?
Tweets of the Week
Looks like everyone had a blast at the hackathon! Check out these three tweets.
Creating #CODE projects that help raise environmental awareness. #Hackathon #Tynker pic.twitter.com/IFGllrwifj
— David Lockett (@DavidJLockett) April 28, 2018
These kids all look really interested in learning to code!
https://twitter.com/mrss_rwp/status/989911688446205953
This looks fun – students created obstacle courses and programmed drones to navigate them!
Fourth Grade Epic Challenge: Aerobatics and Obstacles. Each team consisted of a obstacle maker, drone operator and drone navigator. Kids just love the drones ❤️🙌🏻 #CSforAll @ParrotEducation @gotynker @TynkerSupport @drezac @DrToddKeruskin @GOMV_EF @mbwisemanEF #EFignite pic.twitter.com/ydOqCPN5ln
— Anna V. Blake (@annavblake) April 25, 2018
Cute photos from an after-school coding club.
Coding club @Collingwood_Sch today using @gotynker app to program sequences pic.twitter.com/Va7SIUsAQf
— Leigh Hardie (@LHardieCSHead) April 25, 2018
These kids are exploring Minecraft!
Creating Minecraft games in Tynker. #coding @SunnyHill220 @HeckerPatti pic.twitter.com/TyhVsvUy7U
— Nancy McFadden (@NanMcFadden4) April 23, 2018
Fun – this classroom had a family STEM night highlighting Tynker.
Learning how to code takes a lot of concentration! Thankful for @gotynker accounts! #FamilySTEMNight pic.twitter.com/WZ6VgRH8yF
— JoAnn Leleck ES at Broad Acres (@JoAnnLeleckES) April 26, 2018
On the Blog
This week’s Featured Makers were Annette and Colten. Annette told us how much she appreciates using Codey to help her learn to code, and Colten said he’s the only kid in his class who likes homework! Don’t miss the chance to check out what they had to say.
We also posted a cool 6-step “brain bootcamp,” as well as a guest post by educator Jon Hidalgo. He wrote, “Tynker helps students feel confident, and gives a success story to share with their fellow classmates.”
In the News
Prior to the event, our Miami Hackathon got press in the Miami New Times as well as South Florida Times.
Keep contributing to the Tynker community! Parents and teachers can connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and the Tynker Community Forum. Kids can start learning to code and creating for free with the Tynker app for iPads or by playing our Hour of Code activities!
