Getting Started - Glossary
Show Less
If you have more than three active classes, you can use the Show less button to show only the top three classes in your roster.
Log In Instructions
Detailed log in instructions can be easily sent to parents or guardians. Use the checkboxes to select one or more students, then select Email Guardia...
Professional Development
Teachers can register for professional development training at https://www.tynker.com/training .
Add Classroom
The Add Classroom button on the My Classrooms page lets you create a new class. You can import a class from Google Classroom, Clever, ClassLink, or Ca...
Notifications
Class notifications allow a teacher to see the most recent summary of activity from their classes. Depending on the user role and dashboard you may se...
Apps
Tynker and Tynker Junior are available as two apps, available on the Apple App Store. Tynker Junior is also in the Android app store. Those links are ...
Archived Classes
An archived class is one that is no longer active. You cannot assign or receive completed assignments from an archived class. Archiving a class is rec...
Help Center
The Tynker Help Center is a great place to find answers to your questions about the Tynker platform. You can also find articles to learn more about Ty...
My Classrooms
You can add, edit, archive, and manage classes in the My Classrooms page of the teacher dashboard. Classes can also be imported from Google Classroom,...
Show All Classes
If you have more than three active classes, use the “ Show All Classrooms ” link to reveal all of your classes on the My Classrooms page.
Google
Tynker allows you to roster individual or multiple students using Google accounts (using a class code) including a direct roster sync with Google Clas...
Active Classes
An active class is one that is currently able to assign lessons and receive graded assignments.
Microsoft Azure
Tynker allows you to roster individual or multiple students using Microsoft Azure usernames.
Certification
Tynker offers three levels of certification based on teachers completing a combination of professional development and hands-on activities. You can le...
Support
To contact support email schools@tynker.com .
Canvas
Tynker allows you to roster classes with Canvas. To do so go to My Classrooms and click Set Up Your Classroom or click Add Classroom to add an ...