Community Highlights: October 17 – 23

With kids around the US back in school, the Tynker Community really seems to be ramping up with a lot of great new projects.

Projects of the Week

3D Simulator | V: This project uses a really cool technique that involves stamping to create the appearance of a rotating 3D shape.

pac man spelling: You better know your vocabulary to win this game of Pac Man! This version of Pac Man only allows you to move if you correctly define a vocabulary word.

My Project 40: In this game, you need to help a panda get to all the honey pots. Click on the panda to move him so he doesn’t miss any honey pots. This project was created by Kareyn, a 12-year-old from Texas who has made several featured projects and has been featured on the Tynker blog!

Tynker in the News

NY1, a major cable syndicate, included Tynker’s “Code This Drone” kit with Parrot as one of the three toys they featured in a segment on toys that teach programming. The segment, featuring an interview with Tynker CTO Srini Mandyam, has been syndicated by many other news programs across the country.

Jenny Anderson, a STEM specialist in Vista, California, published a great piece on her experiences using Tynker to teach coding.

Ecole Sir Adam Beck JS, a K-5 school in Canada, wrote a blog post about their experiences using Tynker and their decision to expand the program to teach coding to all students.

Top Tweets

This week, I want to put a special spotlight on programming with Parrot drones because I’ve seen so many teachers posting about how much their students enjoy using the Tynker app to program drones.

Ss @Avonworthschool almost pulled off #bottleflipping #coding #robots #physics of #lever #simple #machines @ParrotEducation @gotynker pic.twitter.com/ndnbBQtR6V

— Michael Lincoln (@BeyondBlocks) October 21, 2016

deliver the package while avoiding the mountains and restricted airspace @gotynker @ParrotEducation @bcpssecsci pic.twitter.com/lkQvtcXxV3

— browarddroneleague (@bcdroneleague) October 21, 2016

Look out! Ts in action #coding #robots @JustinAglio @cntr4creativity @ParrotEducation @remakelearning @gotynker pic.twitter.com/Ia87IfRK4f

— Michael Lincoln (@BeyondBlocks) October 19, 2016

Autonomous @ParrotEducation drone! Hit the Doopy Doo button! Programming by @gotynker @questgifteded #questknights pic.twitter.com/yghgxyBWpD

— Daniel Rezac (@drezac) October 18, 2016

Coding + flying session w/ @Parrot Mambo & @gotynker this morning, program is legit! pic.twitter.com/VvJAClxn3F

— Adam Welcome (@awelcome) October 19, 2016

You can join our maker community by following us on Twitter and Facebook and downloading the Tynker app for iPads and Android tablets to publish your own games and projects. Have a great week!