{"id":3792,"date":"2014-11-06T01:02:15","date_gmt":"2014-11-06T09:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=3792"},"modified":"2023-03-14T16:22:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T23:22:35","slug":"introducing-tynkers-tutorial-designer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/introducing-tynkers-tutorial-designer\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Tynker&#8217;s Tutorial Designer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s now easier than ever to teach programming with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/tynker-toolbox-the-tutorial-builder\/\">new <strong>Tutorial Designer<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0that allows anyone (even students) \u00a0to design a lesson for others to follow. \u00a0Just start with a project you&#8217;ve already created, and you can easily add step-by-step instructions to show someone how to build your project.<\/p>\n<h2>Review these sample tutorials<\/h2>\n<p>Sign in to Tynker, and you can take a look at sample tutorials created using the Tutorial Designer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/ide\/?p=545a4c4284aafa302b000087\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fun with Spirographs<\/a> &#8211; This tutorial explains how to build Spirograph designs with code. 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