Coding for Kids
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Community Highlights: February 20 – 26
Here’s what’s new in the Tynker community this past week:
Featured Makers
Three new kids joined our family of Featured Makers this week: Lennu, a 12-year-old from Finland, Drew, a 10-year-old from North Carolina, and Brayden, a 13-year-old from Singapore.
Projects of the Week
My Pet Hamster: In this adorable project, you can bathe, play with, and feed your very own pet hamster.
Be Nice to People: I was very excited to see another respect-themed project in the Tynker community this week. This project encourages other kids to be nice to people, even those that they don’t like or don’t understand.
Owl speed Draw: This project shows you, step by step, how to draw an owl.
Tynker in the News
Tynker CTO Srini Mandyam was a guest columnist in The Virginian Pilot with an op-ed about a new Virginia bill that would allow high school students to use coding classes to fulfill the foreign language graduation requirement.
Tweets of the Week
We love when teachers and parents post about their success stories using Tynker. Make sure you tag us on Twitter with @goTynker!
Coding with Tynker @d56achieve @drezac @phintz pic.twitter.com/LGg5oFXXfJ
— Beth Austin (@MrsA1stGrade) February 22, 2017
Started my #coding journey with https://t.co/D9iUYmfcIT last night. Yes it's for kids: I LOVED it… #NeverTooOldToLearn #WomenAtCapgemini
— Tricia Driver (@TriciaDriver) February 23, 2017
They say they're playing, I say they're thinking, collaborating, growing. @gotynker #edtech pic.twitter.com/yQyvEMMrSq
— stacy sanders (@stacysanders3) February 17, 2017
Are you part of the Tynker community? There are so many ways to join us. Teachers can share their expertise and get help on the Tynker forum and kids can start creating by downloading the free Tynker app for iPads and Android tablets. Plus, you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook to learn about new releases and exciting news!
