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Tynker - Empowering Kids To Create. Over 100 million kids worldwide are learning to code with Tynker at home, school, and camp. Join us!
Mountain View, CA
Joined March 2013
🎙️ [LIVE soon!]. Join us in a few minutes as we welcome @NASATEM Education Specialist, Ota Lutz, and talk about #MarsWeather! Then, we’ll create the Martian Weather Station @Gotynker project! . How do you celebrate #HourofCode? 😉. 📺 Watch → . #CSEdWeek
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The #BYJUS family is loving @iste! . This team is looking forward to seeing @levarburton on Tuesday in Room 295/96 at 1pm! . Will you be there?. #ISTELive22 #BYJUSconnectedcampus
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We are excited to partner with the @Barbie team to release the Barbie™ You Can Be Anything™ programming experience, where girls can learn to code and explore #STEM careers. Don't miss the new Robotics Engineer doll! @BlackGirlsCode @Mattel
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You can request free access to the entire Tynker platform and curriculum if your school is impacted by, or planning for, a health-related closure. Feel free to share with any teachers affected. Details at
Tynker will be freely available to all schools worldwide facing closure due to COVID-19 coronavirus concerns. We are also scheduling free webinars for T's on how to leverage the @GoTynker platform to support at-home learning by S's. More details at
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The @gotynker, @PlayOsmo, @geogebra, @epic4kids and #BYJUS family enjoyed a visit from @levarburton, Osmo's new Chief Reading Officer. We take inspiration from the millions of teachers that are working to make student's lives extraordinary. Keep up the amazing work!
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There's a lot of talk about why everyone should learn to code but we're keeping it simple: coding helps kids excel, in whatever they pursue. Here's how coding can improve everything from math skills to confidence:
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With kids at home indefinitely, it’s important for us as parents and educators to get them in a consistent routine that will keep them motivated to learn. Here are some ideas that we came up with at Tynker to get kids exercising their brains—for FREE!.
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🚀Tynker is thrilled to bring you the second #Moon2Mars coding challenge inspired by @NASA space missions! Ss will practice coding & storytelling skills, and winners will get a class or school video chat with a NASA expert! Learn more: @NASASTEM #WSW2019
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Sneak peek at next week's #ForwardToTheMoon🚀 'Design A Mission Patch' project, inspired by @NASA's #Moon2Mars mission. Thrilled to work with @NASAedu to bring this your students! 👩🏽🚀👨🏽🚀.➡️Learn how you could have a NASA expert speak with your classroom!
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In honor of the #HourOfCode, we're giving away our premium iPad app (normally $5.99) for free! Giveaway ends 12/11.
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😀 We’re thrilled to announce our summer Code-a-Thon in collaboration with Minecraft, coming June 24-August 18th! Enjoy 8 weeks of FREE Minecraft coding missions and awesome prizes. Get ready by signing up for your free Tynker account!
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Happy World Teachers' Day from @gotynker! With your inspiration, our students' creative future is in amazing hands. @AppleEDU #AppleClips #WorldTeachersDay #EveryoneCanCreate
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At Tynker, we start kids with blocks, then move them to #JavaScript and #Python as they create with code. Read more:
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🚀 "I have always believed that a good engineer is a creative engineer." To celebrate #WomenInSTEM and #MothersDay2019 we’re excited to feature @NASA engineer Christina Deoja, who helps power spacecraft missions like the Morpheus Lander and Orion!
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We’ve updated our Tynker Junior app with 9 new projects that will inspire your kid’s creativity! . With Tynker Junior you can combine art, music, games, and animation with code with our 5 new creative studios. Learn more!.
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You don't have to be an astronaut to be part of @NASA! Educator @davidjlockett talks the benefits of #STEM learning:
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The Wild Minecraft Code-a-Thon is here! Kids can start #coding and creating #Minecraft mods with a chance to win awesome prizes! For 8 weeks, kids get creative with #code & learn about #biodiversity! Enter here: @playcraftlearn #MinecraftEDU
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At Tynker, we start kids with blocks, then move them to #JavaScript and #Python as they create with code. Read more:
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Coding helps kids excel – in whatever they pursue. Keep your students hooked on coding with our fun activities!
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Dive in and learn about all 10: Tweet us + share which reasons motivate you to teach coding! Image via @mraspinall
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10 Reasons Kids Should Learn to Code: among them are empowerment, creativity + math skills! . Help your students build these skills (and more) with our #HourOfCode activities:
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Your students can do an #HourOfCode with @Hot_Wheels! They'll practice #geometry and make their own racing #game.
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Coding helps kids excel – in whatever they pursue. Explore ways coding gives kids an advantage in all walks of life:
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Parents and teachers, we've got your back! Check out our free 10-week program to keep kids engaged this summer:
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How can #coding help your child excel? #CSK8 #TynkerChat #STEM #Creativity #Innovation #Math #Writing
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4 Tips for a Successful #HourOfCode:. 1. Make it student-directed .2. Create opportunities for differentiation.3. Allow them to "fail forward".4. Encourage them to make with code!. Read more:
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4 Tips for a Successful #HourOfCode:. 1. Give kids interest-based options .2. Let kids teach each other.3. Allow them to make mistakes.4. Encourage them to make with code!. Read more:
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Black History Month is a great time to celebrate the impact of African-Americans on the world of coding and beyond. Our "Tell Their Story" project lets your child craft presentations on notable black Americans and practice coding concepts along the way!
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10 Reasons Kids Should Learn to Code: among them are empowerment, creativity + math skills! . Help your students build these skills (and more) with our #HourOfCode activities:
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Tweet a picture of your students doing an #HourOfCode with Tynker for a chance to win a #drone! US only. Learn more:
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BIG news from Tynker! We've launched a new coding app for pre-readers. Download for your iPad from the App Store to play 3 fun adventures.
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9 of 10 parents demand #coding? Check out this amazing #infographic on the state of Computer Science in the U.S.
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Awesome demo by @Deirdre206 using #Tynker to code @MinecraftEDU at the #MicrosoftEdu event this morning!
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With our 2 #microbit courses, Ss can learn MicroPython and Tynker Blocks to program micro:bits and see how software and hardware interact! Read our press release: Come to Booth 516 for micro:bit demos! #ISTE2019 @microbit_edu
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It's day 3 of our 2020 Tynker Summer Code Jam and we already have over 1,000 entries! Week 1 Challenge is to #code your own avatar. $10,000 in prizes is at stake! And it's FREE to participate. Just follow the link to sign up. #coding #tynkersummercodejam
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This Monday, join Jennie Magiera @MsMagiera as she leads #TynkerChat for: Math as a Creative Art. #elemchat #CSK8 #CS4All Share! 7pm ET!
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Worried about planning #HourOfCode? We've got you covered! . Just log into your Tynker teacher dashboard & get started w/ 30+ activities that kids love.
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NEW - Tynker puzzles now allow students to move fluidly between visual blocks, JavaScript, and Python as they code!
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Everything you need for #HourOfCode, from answer keys to automatic assessment. #KidsCanCode #CreateWithCode #STEM
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#Teachers, the #HourOfCode starts Dec 5. Are you ready? Review our free curriculum options! #KidsCanCode
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ICYMI, Design a 🌗 #MissionPatch global coding challenge for Grades 1-8 starts this Monday. The #Tynker team invites teachers to join @NASAedu for this chance to have @NASA experts talk to your students about #Moon2Mars. Open to educators everywhere 🌏!
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See how we teach kids #coding, starting with blocks and moving to #JavaScript and #Python as they build creatively.
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NEW! Announcing Lego WeDo 2.0 support! Your students can build and program incredible inventions. #innovation #STEM
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Wow! Thank you @CommonSenseEd - we're thrilled and honored 🤩.
Congratulations to @gotynker and @epic4kids for winning the Common Sense Selection for Learning seal! #ISTELive #iste22
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Are you ready for #HourOfCode? We are! Discover how Tynker makes HoC seamless and engaging. Join now: #csk8 #cs4all
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We've released our first #Python course, which transitions students from block-based coding to Python! #KidsCanCode
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We're super excited to launch the Tynker CodeMaker Camp™ program today! These camps are a great way for #K12 #educators to leverage their free time in the #summer to help kids become Makers through the use of #code. #createwithcode #stemed #AfterSchool
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Win a @Parrot Cargo drone for your classroom! 🎉. For an entry, create your FREE teacher account in time for #HourOfCode: #CSK8
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#HourOfCode begins tomorrow, but don't worry—we've got you covered! . Just log into your Tynker teacher dashboard & get started w/ 30+ activities that kids love. #CSEdWeek
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Why is it important to introduce your students to coding? . Great perspective from @MrsA1stGrade! #csk8
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Over 7,000 schools & districts have applied for grants of free #schoolclosure #Tynker licenses. We're honored to support educators from 132 countries & 50 US states bring #RemoteLearning opportunities to their students. Apply for your grant today:
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Are you ready for #TynkerChat? Join us Monday 3/13 at 4pm PST / 7pm EST with moderator @awelcome!.
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👩🏫What a Great Group of Educators! .❤️ We love our Tynker Teachers!.💡 Join us for the next round of #infypathfinders.📆Applications going live soon for the next round July 19 at Indiana University #everyteachercancode
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Why encourage kids to learn to code?. 1. Building hobbies builds confidence. 2. They’ll fail—and that’s okay. 3. Hands-on learning is powerful. 4. They’ll see that learning = fun. 5. Coding is a timeless skill. 6. They may just change the world!. Read:
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Our new app for #prereaders, Tynker Junior, is now available for teachers to use in classrooms (iOS only)! 🌈 . 4-7 yr olds use voice instructions 👂to play with fun characters to learn foundational computing concepts 💻. #CSforAll. Learn more at
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Did you know it's #NationalEngineersWeek?. We brainstormed 11 free STEM activities to get the curious kids in your life interested in STEM – check them out on our blog!
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.@CSTeachersOrg is looking for K-12 CS educators promoting equity in CS! Consider taking 3 minutes to nominate an educator for the Equity Fellowship to help bring more voices and expertise to the #CSforAll community. #CSequity
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Hour of Code has arrived and @gotynker has you covered!. Create a fun, easy #HourofCode for your students with Tynker! Get access to 40+ FREE Hour of Code activities for K-12, sign up for training and much more!. Get started right here 👉 #CSEdWeek #CSK8
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Margaret Hamilton is credited with coining the term “software engineering” during her work at MIT. Along with her team, she wrote the code for Apollo 11’s on-board flight software. #CSK8 #STEMed #WomenInSTEM
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Join us for this amazing @Flipgrid + @GoTynker Webinar: Building Community Through Code! Add new #Coding and teaching tools to your arsenal- and use your 3 FREE Tynker courses! #everyteachercancode #flipgridfever . Register here -->
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The Canadian government recently dedicated $38 million to CanCode, a STEM initiative reaching half a million kids!
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Learning to code is crucial to kids' futures!. Recently, @chancetherapper surprised a 5th grade class in Chicago and spoke on the importance of developing tech skills:
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A cool Tynker STEM tutorial to explain tomorrow's eclipse! Tynker's school plans come with hundreds of PBL projects:
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Women in STEM! Read about the journey of Rana el Kaliouby, an Egyptian-American computer scientist and entrepreneur and one of the industry's leading pioneers in artificial intelligence.
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🗣️“If you can learn how to code, you can teach how to code.” Read more about Brittani Gordon, one of the inspiring educators who learned how to code with #Tynker at this year’s #InfyPathfinders! #CSforAll @InfyFoundation @DaviniaGordon
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Teachers, we're LIVE right now with @NASA_SACD. aerospace engineers @Go4LaunchEmily & @PaulDKessler1 talking about lunar habitats for our #HourOfCode sessions with @NASASTEM! Join at #CSEdWeek2020.
Join NASA and @gotynker for an #HourOfCode with NASA Langley #Artemis researchers during #CSEdWeek. Activities include driving rovers on the Moon and lunar rover relays! 🖱️🔗: 👩💻 12/9: Take A Lunar Test Drive.🧑💻12/10: Tell Your Lunar Gateway Story
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Join @shannonmmiller as she moderates #Tynkerchat with us this Monday! Join our @participate page here: RT + share!
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.@Space_Station operations manager @Metro_Spaceport is on LIVE with students @friendsbalt - their prize for winning the #mission patch design challenge by #Tynker and @NASAedu!
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Are You Ready for #HourOfCode? Join us on Monday night for #TynkerChat! We'll set you up with everything you need to have the most organized, engaged, and exciting event yet! #elemchat #CSK8 #CS4all See you at 4pm PT / 7pm ET!
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What does Tynker have in store for your #HourOfCode? Log into your teacher account—or create a free one—to find out! . (Hint: 30+ FREE activities, HOC teacher guides, tracking tools, + more)
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How do kids learn to code with Tynker?. Through scenario & story-based learning, they'll solve puzzles, get creative, and transition to JavaScript and Python in no time! Learn more:
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10 Reasons Kids Should Learn to Code: among them are empowerment, creativity + math skills! . Help your students build these skills (and more) with our #HourOfCode activities:
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