Coding for Kids
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Community Highlights: February 27 – March 5
Tynkerers have been coding up a storm! Here’s what’s new in the Tynker community from this past week:
Featured Makers
We featured four more amazing makers this week: Madi, who wants to be an elementary school teacher, Jonah, who wants to be a coder, Ethan, who wants to be an animator, and Natasha, who wants to be a writer. Here are a few highlights from their interviews:
Ethan on how learning to code has changed how he sees video games: “When I play video games, I don’t think of it like I normally would when I was little. What I think is, ‘How could I make that?'”
Is there anything you wish was different about Tynker? “Not really. Out of all the coding apps I’ve used – I’ve used quite a few of them – Tynker is my favorite.” – Madi
Projects of the Week
Tynker Rap Battle!: In this rap battle, the ninja will face off against the goblin. Who will be the winner?
Clan survival: This elaborate survival game was made by featured maker Elisha.
My Project 4: A rhyming poem and animation – about tacos!!
4 Cat: This game is made for your cat! (But humans can enjoy it too.)
Tynker in the News
Tynker was featured in an MSN news piece about how drones will change our lives.
Tweets of the Week
Third graders @TSDMarshall are integrating @MakeyMakey and @GoTynker with an equivalent fraction lesson. #ProblemSolving #STEM pic.twitter.com/R4glMLazkY
— Talawanda STEM (@TalawandaSTEM) February 27, 2017
One of the lessons we explored today at #ICE17 with @ParrotMiniDrone and @gotynker was creating abstract light paintings; fun to see them! pic.twitter.com/h0yD9WbiBH
— Todd (@todd_burleson) March 1, 2017
4th graders are working hard to program their aliens to accomplish the goal. Students are excited to use Tynker! @winesprincipal @PLTWorg pic.twitter.com/oA28eDPiPt
— Miss Schemanske (@TeachSchemanske) February 28, 2017
If you’re not part of the Tynker community yet, join us! Teachers can participate on the Tynker Community Forum and by sharing on Twitter and Facebook. And kids can create and publish projects on any laptop, desktop, or Chromebook by making an account at tynker.com. They can also download the free Tynker app for iPads or Android tablets.
Happy Tynkering!
