Author archive for Tynker

  • Lauren Featured Maker
    Last Updated: January 5, 2018 5:44 pm

    Lauren is Self-Motivated and Self-Taught! 

    After being introduced to Tynker on iPads at her school in Arizona, Lauren fell in love with coding! She…

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  • Last Updated: January 3, 2018 10:53 am

    Thank You for an Amazing 2017!

    Happy New Year! 2017 was a busy year for the Tynker team – we rolled out tons of new…

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  • Coding for Kids
    Last Updated: January 2, 2018 9:00 am

    Community Highlights: December 22 – December 29

    This week was busy with the holidays, but that didn’t stop kids from coding great projects or teachers from…

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  • Coding for Kids
    Last Updated: December 27, 2017 9:00 am

    Ethan (And His Dad) Love Tynker’s Physics Blocks!

    When twelve-year-old Ethan isn’t playing the piano, guitar, or trombone, he’s coding! Hailing from Brisbane, Australia, he was introduced…

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  • Coding for Kids
    Last Updated: December 26, 2017 9:00 am

    Community Highlights: December 16 – December 22

    Merry Christmas to all those celebrating! This week, we saw projects featuring everything from Santa Claus to coral reefs!…

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  • Kids Coding
    Last Updated: December 22, 2017 9:00 am

    Anastasia Calls Coding a ‘Mind-Stretcher!’

    This week’s Featured Maker is a budding programmer and author who told us, “I looooove pineapples!” Ten-year-old Anastasia hails…

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  • Last Updated: December 21, 2017 11:15 am

    Code Your Own Snowy Winter Project!

    We’ve launched into winter, and there’s no better time to get cozy and practice coding! Your kids will have…

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  • Coding for Kids
    Last Updated: December 20, 2017 9:00 am

    Ellie Learns Through the Community!

    Featured Maker Ellie taught herself to code, and she’s thriving with Tynker! Ten-year-old Ellie is from Victoria, Australia, and…

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  • Last Updated: December 19, 2017 6:00 am

    The ENIAC Programmers: ‘Refrigerator Ladies’ No More

    When historians first found photos of the women who coded instructions for ENIAC, the first all-electronic digital computer, they…

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