Coding for Kids
Tynker Community Highlights: September 12 – 18
We’ve seen some very cool projects in the Tynker mobile community this week. To see all projects, just download the Tynker app for your iPad or Android tablet and click on the “Community” section.
This “Kid Simulator” allows you to use several tools to interact with one of the Tynker kid characters, using our built-in animations.
We’ve also seen an incredible amount of creativity around Pokemon Go, with everything from remakes to animations!
Some focus on the high-level street view, like this one:
Some focus on battle, like this:
And some are just frame-based animations of the different Pokemon, like these:
Last week, Tynker CTO Srini Mandyam was featured in a USA Today video talking about how you can program drones using Tynker!
This second grade teacher says that after one Tynker lesson, none of her students wanted to leave to go to recess!
https://twitter.com/GillsClass/status/775733289319399424
This teacher posted a picture of her students taking their Parrot drone on its first flight. You can’t miss the excitement on these kids’ faces.
A big moment for robotics. The maiden flight of our drone, Juan. Named by 7th grade boys 😂 @Parrot @gotynker #edtech pic.twitter.com/hZ6w0DUuE3
— Amber McCormick (@EdTechAmber) September 17, 2016
Have a great week!
