Tynker Blog

  • Teacher and Students in Computer Class
    Last Updated: October 27, 2013 10:00 am

    Article: The Independent: Why children should learn how to program

    Why children should learn how to program 10/27/13 There has, in the last couple of years, been a rising...

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  • Raviv Turner
    Last Updated: October 22, 2013 10:00 am

    Adventures in Programming: Tynkering With My 5 Year Old

    Looks like it’s never too early to start Tynkering! Kudos Dad and son! Adventures in Programming: Tynkering with My...

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  • Teacher with Whiteboard
    Last Updated: October 18, 2013 10:00 am

    Article: ReadWrite: Schools Aren’t Teaching Kids To Code; Here’s Who Is Filling The Gap

    ReadWrite 10/18/13 Learning to code is all the rage these days, but not in one place that matters a...

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  • Tynker Coding Software
    Last Updated: October 16, 2013 10:00 am

    Article: Babble: Forget The Music Lessons, We Need To Teach Kids Coding

    Babble 10/16/13 She asked for more ukeleles. At our Parent Council Meeting last week, the principal brought a funding...

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  • Last Updated: October 15, 2013 8:08 pm

    Hour of Code with Tynker

    Tynker is very excited to participate in Hour of Code, the CSEdWeek and code.org initiative to build computer science education...

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  • Last Updated: October 15, 2013 10:00 am

    Article: Mobile Entertainment: Five reasons to teach kids to code

    Five reasons to teach kids to code 10/15/13 The ability to communicate with machines is probably the closest thing...

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  • Last Updated: October 15, 2013 10:00 am

    Tynker in the News: GigaOm: ‘Hour of Code’: Tech Giants Join Code.org to Bring Learn to Code Campaign to Millions of Students

    GigaOm 10/15/13 Silicon Valley’s biggest companies may fight tooth and nail to recruit programmers already groomed for the industry’s...

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  • Kids Crowded Around Laptop
    Last Updated: October 10, 2013 10:00 am

    Article: Edutopia: 7 Apps for Teaching Children Coding Skills

    Edutopia 10/10/13 Editor’s Note: Helen Mowers, co-creator of the Tech Chicks podcast, contributed to this post. It’s hard to imagine...

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  • NPR on Tynker
    Last Updated: October 9, 2013 9:10 pm

    NPR Features Tynker – Can Disruptive Technology Change The Way Kids Learn

    That was the big question KQED’s Katrina Schwartz explored on NPR Morning Edition yesterday – how entrepreneurs and startups...

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