Coding for Kids
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Community Highlights: February 6 – 12
Happy Monday! Here are some of the best things happening in the Tynker community this past week.
Featured Makers
This week, we featured three amazing kids on the Tynker blog: Elisha, Caitlin, and Hayley. You can click on any one of them to learn more about what they’ve made in Tynker and how they use Tynker as a creative platform.
Projects of the Week
bob 4 the bacon accident: In this fun escape game, you need to try different items in the room to see if they’ll help you escape – or if they’ll get you caught.
chip factory: Starting with a plain potato and go through all the steps to transform it into a bag of “Lais” potato chips!
Tynker in the News
Tweets of the Week
Many classrooms have been using Tynker’s Valentine’s Day coding projects to make Valentine’s Day cards and games. Here’s one classroom in Indiana trying them out:
@gotynker coding our Valentine's Day cards just in time for Valentine's Day! ? #kidscode #coding pic.twitter.com/LUyVzWD8Zo
— Josie McKay (@MrsJosieMcKay) February 10, 2017
Fort McMurray Public School District in Alberta, Canada ran a coding competition for their students using Tynker. It looked like a blast. Here are a couple of highlights from Twitter:
So proud of our @TimberleaSchool Tynker team "Code Beast" who won 4 prizes including best overall! Way to go boys! @FMPSDTech @FMPSD pic.twitter.com/svXYk32QMF
— Michael Luccisano (@MrLuccisano) February 11, 2017
Lots of girls who code @FMPSD. Proud of our students @ycomputing @gotynker @WestwoodCoders @FMPSDTech #ymm pic.twitter.com/gUeTBQSk1g
— FMPSD (@FMPSD) February 11, 2017
To join in on the fun, download the Tynker app for your iPad or Android tablet and start coding!
Have a great week!
