Coding for Kids
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Community Highlights: November 14 – 20
Happy almost-Thanksgiving! Here are a few highlights from the Tynker community this past week. You can join in on the coding fun by downloading the free Tynker app for iPads and Android tablets.
Projects of the Week
Things Taken Literally: This project interprets colloquial expressions literally–with hilarious results. You won’t want to miss this one.
Roman Years: Ana, an 11-year-old from Spain who has previously been featured on the Tynker blog along with her two brothers, created this project that converts a number into its Roman numeral equivalent.
Kill ’em with kindness: In this storytelling project, a student explores how to deal with situations where people treat you unkindly.
Tynker in the News
App Developer Magazine wrote an article recommending Tynker and Parrot’s “Code This Drone” kit.
Tynker’s “Code This Drone” kit was also featured in a French magazine in an article predicting the gift trends for this holiday season.
Digital Care wrote an article called “Making Minecraft Safe for Kids” and recommended Tynker’s modding courses as a good way to learn coding through Minecraft.
Tweets of the Week
Have you heard of the Mannequin Challenge? This class made a video of themselves doing the Mannequin Challenge while coding with Tynker:
https://twitter.com/SuzettePowell14/status/799640602925211648
Here are a few other fun tweets from this past week:
#IWantAFreeDrone because we love doing the Hour of Code at DSMS Middle School @gotynker pic.twitter.com/Zsrq9FsUdF
— Ms. S (@DSMSTechLit) November 18, 2016
Goofing around with @GoTynker . Learning made fun. #IWantAFreeDrone pic.twitter.com/2OuCWlx5Ql
— Jon Lambert (@jonmlambert) November 16, 2016
#Coding his own game at the @Verizon Innovative Learning Lab in #NYC with @gotynker – free workshops for #nyckids pic.twitter.com/pTdJUt3N2M
— Monica Encarnacion | NYCTM (@nyctechmommy) November 19, 2016
Have a great week!
