{"id":14583,"date":"2019-01-23T10:10:48","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T18:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=14583"},"modified":"2023-03-08T16:45:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T00:45:58","slug":"nicholas-codes-for-his-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/nicholas-codes-for-his-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicholas Codes For His Future!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Nicholas Codes For His Future!<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nicholas is from West Virginia and is ten years old! Outside of school he likes to play Minecraft, play video games, and swim. His favorite subject in school is math, and he wants to be a coder when he grows up!\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We were excited to sit down with Nicholas and talk to him about why he loves to code!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How did you get introduced to Tynker and how long have you been coding? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I started in the beginning of 5th grade with my friend at school. He was coding and I liked what he was trying to make. I got on the school iPad, started a new project, and he helped me put the code together. Ever since he helped me I\u2019ve been able to just do it. We give each other ideas!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How did you learn how to use Tynker when you were first starting out? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, I didn\u2019t really do the tutorials in the 4th grade, I just played some of the courses. The 5th grade is when I started learning. Once my friend taught me, I just gradually got better. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What is your favorite project you\u2019ve made so far? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0On my school iPad, I like Stick Man Adventures. You can start out a level and then go to a different level and the boss has music!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/ide\/embedded?p=5bc793f79353db079d1484ec&#038;controls=yes&#038;autostart=no\" height=\"350\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;Stick Man Adventures&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>Where did you get the idea for your favorite project? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On my home iPad, I found a Stick Man Adventures by someone named Matthew, and I liked it, but I changed it up because he didn\u2019t want someone to do the same thing. 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It took me about a month to make.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How do you get inspiration for your projects? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The community board and Mario!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/ide\/embedded?p=5ba2a5868409f257d376c58e&#038;controls=yes&#038;autostart=no\" height=\"350\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;Super Mario 1&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>Why do you like to code? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s fun to test it after you make it to see if it works properly and add some things and just get to play through it!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Do you have a favorite code block? <\/b>P<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">robably the one I use the most is \u201cwhen I receive.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What are you planning to make next? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right now, on my school iPad I\u2019m working on a game called \u201cThe Crystal Attack,\u201d and on my home iPad i\u2019m creating one called \u201cSuper Stick World.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What\u2019s the best thing about Tynker?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> That you can make your own projects and the thing is that you get a whole different list of options. You have all different kinds of codes and variables, and you can create functions and stuff. It\u2019s just really fun!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How do you think learning to code has prepared you for the future?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0I want to code when I grow up and Tynker helps me learn it. Once I grow up I\u2019ll have some experience!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We spoke with Robin, Nicholas\u2019 mom, and she explained to us how she feels about Nicholas learning how to code. \u201cIt makes me really proud! He loves math, he loves coding, he loves gaming and putting it all together. I think that we all know that technology is the future. Coding has become such a big part of life, and I really think it\u2019s setting him ahead for the future, college and a job. It also fosters his creativity, so it\u2019s not just that technology aspect. A lot of these kids are losing their creativity skills because we\u2019re relying so much on technology, and I think Tynker helps him incorporate those two things together!\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Nicholas wants to be a coder when he grows up and we know that he is going to create some amazing video games. In the meantime, we can\u2019t wait! Happy coding!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nicholas Codes For His Future! Nicholas is from West Virginia and is ten years old! Outside of school he likes to play Minecraft, play video games, and swim. 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