{"id":16219,"date":"2019-03-11T10:15:29","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T17:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=16219"},"modified":"2023-03-06T12:56:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T20:56:37","slug":"community-highlights-march-4th-march-8th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/community-highlights-march-4th-march-8th\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Highlights: March 4th-March 8th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0292d621b46\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #206be5;color:#206be5\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #206be5;color:#206be5\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0292d621b46\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/community-highlights-march-4th-march-8th\/#Community_Highlights_March_4th-March_8th\" >Community Highlights: March 4th-March 8th<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/community-highlights-march-4th-march-8th\/#Projects_of_the_Week\" >Projects of the Week<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/community-highlights-march-4th-march-8th\/#Tweets_of_the_Week\" >Tweets of the Week<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/community-highlights-march-4th-march-8th\/#On_the_Blog\" >On the Blog<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Community_Highlights_March_4th-March_8th\"><\/span>Community Highlights: March 4th-March 8th<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s been another exciting week in the Tynker community! Kids are making all kinds of creative projects, and teachers and students are coming together to use coding to strengthen critical thinking skills and demonstrate content knowledge. Your favorite multiplayer battle game, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/dashboard\/student\/#\/battles\/crystalclash\">Crystal Clash<\/a>, has new features like Duo Mode, Questbook, Friends and Character Customization; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/lisa-sato-inspires-students-to-get-creative-with-code\/\">Tynker Blue Ribbon Educator Lisa Sato<\/a> uses coding for Project-Based Learning; and our Featured Maker, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/ximena-gets-inspiration-from-holidays\/\">Ximena<\/a>, gets inspiration from holidays for her projects! We also celebrated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/celebrate-women-in-stem-for-international-womens-day-2\/\">International Women&#8217;s Day<\/a> last week with a special tribute blog to seven inspiring Women in STEM. Check out this week&#8217;s Community Highlights below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Projects_of_the_Week\"><\/span>Projects of the Week<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/ide\/embedded?p=5ba7b39e9353db5b2d1265fc\">Heros of Pandopolis!<\/a> By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/community\/profiles\/5a6e5b0c76f2936e1d8b4612\">Pandadood<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose your character and do battle with your opposition using the &#8220;attack&#8221; and &#8220;block&#8221; buttons!<\/p>\n\n\n\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=5ba7b39e9353db5b2d1265fc&#038;controls=yes&#038;autostart=no\" height=\"350\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><a class=\"sf-button large accent standard \" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/ide\/?p=5ba7b39e9353db5b2d1265fc\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"text\">Remix This Project<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/ide\/embedded?p=5c75031060ba6f673767c9bd\">Escape the Kitchen!<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/community\/profiles\/5aa3773d1c36d192078b459a\">Chem Cat<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make your way through the kitchen, but be sure to dodge the rotating kitchen knives!<\/p>\n\n\n\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=5c75031060ba6f673767c9bd&#038;controls=yes&#038;autostart=no\" height=\"350\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"> <a class=\"sf-button large accent standard \" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/ide\/?p=5c75031060ba6f673767c9bd\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"text\">Remix This Project<\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/ide\/embedded?p=5c811ca7cebfbd11f10289f8\">Awesome Board Game!<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/community\/profiles\/5bc704d29353db4b53555cfd\">14nairr<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the die in the middle to determine how many spaces you move your piece! First one to the finish line wins!<\/p>\n\n\n\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=5c811ca7cebfbd11f10289f8&#038;controls=yes&#038;autostart=no\" height=\"350\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"> <a class=\"sf-button large accent standard \" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/ide\/?p=5c811ca7cebfbd11f10289f8\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"text\">Remix This Project<\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/ide\/embedded?p=5b1bfe38949b56020a8b4568\">Cannon Rampage<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/community\/profiles\/5b8acd769353db7d5f73c4cf\">esmithdc<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Move the objects in the way, using the cannon to launch the ball at them. Then aim and vanquish all the monsters in the map!<\/p>\n\n\n\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=5b1bfe38949b56020a8b4568&#038;controls=yes&#038;autostart=no\" height=\"350\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"> <a class=\"sf-button large accent standard \" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/ide\/?p=5b1bfe38949b56020a8b4568\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"text\">Remix This Project<\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/ide\/embedded?p=5c81c883ff13b7087c5ead5c\">Balloon Tower Defense 1<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/community\/profiles\/5c81bc4f70b002648c57ae08\">meddlingactor711<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spend your coins wisely in the beginning so you can build your defense accordingly. Make sure that nothing makes it to the other side of your defense!<\/p>\n\n\n\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=5c81c883ff13b7087c5ead5c&#038;controls=yes&#038;autostart=no\" height=\"350\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"> <a class=\"sf-button large accent standard \" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/ide\/?p=5c81c883ff13b7087c5ead5c\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"text\">Remix This Project<\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tweets_of_the_Week\"><\/span>Tweets of the Week<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Students are <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Miller_Teach\/status\/1103812922516623361\">programming drones<\/a> and calculating their speed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m so thankful I get to work alongside teachers willing to try new things.  Today we programmed drones and used the data we gathered to calculate their average speed. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ParrotEducation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ParrotEducation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gotynker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gotynker<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I72cmg2Xgy\">pic.twitter.com\/I72cmg2Xgy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jonathon Miller (@Miller_Teach) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Miller_Teach\/status\/1103812922516623361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s hear it for the ladies! These students completed their coding and computer science goals and earned their Tynker <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chonito928\/status\/1103042639706771457\">beanies!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">These Girls have completed 3rd quarter Tynker Coding &amp; Computer Science Goals Programming 102 &amp; Programming 201. Winners of Tynker Beanie Hats. We have 2 beanies left. Good Job! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drezac?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@drezac<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kvedati?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@kvedati<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gotynker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gotynker<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IV_CUE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IV_CUE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cueinc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cueinc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SanDiego_CUE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SanDiego_CUE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SVCUE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SVCUE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/capcue?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@capcue<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jesush1979?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jesush1979<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9g3SLq79Kk\">pic.twitter.com\/9g3SLq79Kk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ascension Reyes (@chonito928) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chonito928\/status\/1103042639706771457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These students are <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kosinskijess\/status\/1103748900798844930\">storytelling<\/a> with Tynker!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tynker Programming 101 today- Storytelling! I had a student as the teacher today because she already finished the course! \ud83d\ude42 We loved creating dialogue for Ada and Dr. Glitch <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gotynker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gotynker<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EQbOjD9B2X\">pic.twitter.com\/EQbOjD9B2X<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jessica Kosinski (@kosinskijess) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kosinskijess\/status\/1103748900798844930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3rd grade students learned about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wilthomas3\/status\/1101841671246045187\">shapes<\/a> with drones!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Who knew drones + 3rd grade math = memorable moment. It was great working with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElemRob?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ElemRob<\/a> Ss this  week on identifying and coding 2D &amp; 3D shapes for our drone shape course competition. As you can see, success is oh so sweet. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/robinsonisd?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#robinsonisd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaraAtwell3rd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SaraAtwell3rd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gibbs3rdgrade?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gibbs3rdgrade<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gotynker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gotynker<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WJrNwySUV5\">pic.twitter.com\/WJrNwySUV5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Willie Thomas III (@wilthomas3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wilthomas3\/status\/1101841671246045187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We love seeing students use code to demonstrate content <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SmalleyTech\/status\/1103054576192798720\">knowledge!<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Student challenged by his teacher to use <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gotynker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gotynker<\/a> to show his knowledge of multiplication. We struggled together today to find the right conditional statement. We used the Tynker community for a purpose to find our solution! Growth and comfort don\u2019t coexist! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeaconBobcats?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BeaconBobcats<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TwgF7QBKDM\">pic.twitter.com\/TwgF7QBKDM<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jim Smalley (@SmalleyTech) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SmalleyTech\/status\/1103054576192798720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"On_the_Blog\"><\/span>On the Blog<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Featured Maker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/ximena-gets-inspiration-from-holidays\/\">Ximena<\/a> likes the \u201cbroadcast\u201d block! <strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cI like broadcast because if you want something to show up at a certain moment, instead of putting \u2018wait one second, then show,\u2019 you can just use broadcast!\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/celebrate-women-in-stem-for-international-womens-day-2\/\"> International Women\u2019s Day<\/a> on March 8th! We celebrated by honoring seven inspiring women in STEM with a special blog post! Women helped put humankind on the moon, develop programming languages, found startups, and more&#8211;what will the girls and women in your life achieve?<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/its-not-fortnite-its-crystal-clash\/\">It\u2019s not Fortnite, it\u2019s Crystal Clash! <\/a>Play epic 2v2 battle games and win Tynker Gold with new features like Duo Mode, Friends, Questbook, and Character Customization!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/lisa-sato-inspires-students-to-get-creative-with-code\/\">Lisa Sato<\/a>, Blue Ribbon Tynker Educator, has students create coding games based on Greek Myths and then showcase them in a penny arcade! Learn more about this inspiring teacher.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep contributing to the Tynker community! Parents and teachers can connect with us on\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gotynker\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Gotynker\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tynkercoding\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, and the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.tynker.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tynker Community Forum<\/a>. Kids can also start learning to code and creating for free with the Tynker app for\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/tynker-learn-to-code-programming-made-easy\/id805869467?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\">iPads<\/a>!\u00a0 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Community Highlights: March 4th-March 8th It&#8217;s been another exciting week in the Tynker community! 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