Coding for Kids
Community Highlights – September 25-October 1
We have a lot of great projects to show you this week – Tynker users have been coding up a storm! From funny games to educational ones, kids impressed us once again with their creativity and enthusiasm.
Fluffville so Far…:If you’ve never been to Fluffville, you’re in for a treat! This project has tons of personality.
Food Find: Help the cute blob find its missing food in this fun project!
DARK SEA: Explore the ocean floor as an anglerfish! This project works best on tablets.
Learning Picture: Answer educational questions to construct a picture in this cool project!
Tweets of the Week:
So cute! In this tweet, kids are trying coding with Tynker for the very first time – and loving it.
Trying coding for the first time. I love the engagement. Thanks, Apple! #tynker #codingforkids #buckleybengals https://t.co/3PBamKvLvD
— Kyla Conway (@mrsconwayMHS) September 29, 2017
Students teach adults to code in this tweet!
Students become teachers of code using @gotynker in Y4. #bsjbytes #edtech #Tynkerchat pic.twitter.com/6bVYvsXUl4
— Joseph Whittaker (@ict4school) September 26, 2017
This tweet is a little peek into one school’s Tynker teacher training.
@ajbushelem @PetroskyPirates @ChancellorComet Learn to code using Tynker and reflect & share w/ a digital tool. @AliefISD @AliefTchg_Lrng pic.twitter.com/RqHyk6hKVS
— Pamela Lowe (@PamDLowe) September 26, 2017
On the Blog:
Our Featured Maker this week was Vishnu! Best quote? “Coding can bring your imagination to life! People like kids have a huge imagination, and with coding they can just bring it to life.” We also posted our third Women in STEM piece! This one focuses on Maryam Mirzakhani, found here.
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