Using Tynker - FAQ
How can I personalize Tynker courses and lessons for individual students?
Go to My Classes and click add class to add an additional class for personalized content. If it is a Google Classroom , Clever , or ClassLink ,...
How do students using iPad access the Tynker DIY templates?
Students should: Open the Tynker Red App and log in. Click the Workshop Button at the bottom
How do I change a class name?
Go to My Classes Click the class card for the class. Click the gear icon tab to edit your class settings. Enter the new class name. You can also ch...
Where can I find the answer key for Web Development 101 and Python 201?
The answer key for Web Development 101 and Python 201 is built directly into the teacher version of the course. When you open up Web Development 101 o...
How do I share projects using the showcase?
Click My Classrooms. Click the card of the class where you want to see projects. Click the progress tab. Find the Newly Created Projects widget a...
Class Presentations
Each Tynker lesson has a slide deck that accompanies it to help teachers introduce concepts and discuss what each Tynker lesson includes. These presen...
Progress Reports
Tynker provides individualized progress reports that can be easily sent to parents or guardians by using the bulk action menu in the top left of the s...
Text Coding
This tab displays the Educator Projects that were categorized as “Text Coding” projects such as JavaScript, Python, HTML/CSS, Java, or p5js when they ...
Add Guardians
You can easily add individual or multiple student guardians. This is found in the Teacher Dashboard, under the “students” tab. You can click on the “p...
Where can I find the lesson plans for each Tynker lesson?
Click on the curriculum page. Click Course Overview on the desired course. Click on Lesson Plans on the left navigation, then click on the less...
Assign
The assign button on any Educator Project under the My Projects page allows the user to assign that project to a Tynker Class or an individual student...
Everyone Can Code
The Everyone Can Code category within the lesson progress drop down menu of the gradebook in Tynker classes details progress students have made on Spa...
How can I use a class code?
If your classroom is rostered via Clever (premium), ClassLink, or Google Classroom, then students should be automatically added and synced to your Tyn...
Public Showcase
The public showcase allows anyone with a link to view student projects that the teacher has shared via the projects page of each class including paren...
How do you assign individual lessons for students to use on iPad?
Sign in to tynker.com and create a class. Go to the curriculum page of the class and find the course you want to assign. Use the dropdown to filte...
Does Tynker align with my state computer science standards?
Tynker aligns with several state's computer science standards and the CSTA standards. Many states in the United States are basing their standards off ...
Class Certificates
Class certificates and awards generate automatically when students have completed certain lessons, concepts or learning objectives. Teachers can then ...
How can I add a co-teacher?
From your teacher dashboard: Click on My Classrooms . Click the class card of the class you want to add the co-teacher in. Within that class click on...
Can multiple students use the same student seat in a premium school or district license?
No. When a student starts premium coursework, they count towards the total seats of the license, and that seat can not be assigned to another student....
Password
A password is required in order for students to log in and use Tynker. Tynker student passwords can be managed from the Students page of Tynker Clas...
Private Showcase
The private showcase allows teachers to share student projects with students in the same Tynker Class.
Project 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...
What courses have voice over?
The following Tynker courses include voice over where students can listen to text within the course. Icon Coding 10-Course Pack Ocean Odyssey Robots W...
Blue Ribbon Educators
Tynker ambassadors are known as Blue Ribbon Educators. For more information on the Blue Ribbon Program visit https://www.tynker.com/school/blue-ribbo...
Lesson Progress
When you click the gradebook tab in each class, the Lesson Progress page tells teachers what activities students have completed in each Tynker Lesso...
How do I move students to another class?
Click on My Classes . Click the class card where the student you want to move is. Click the students tab. Check the box to the left of the students...
How do I change a student’s username to a student account if they first signed up as a parent or teacher?
Email schools@tynker.com and request the account change. Please include the student’s username.
How do I share student login information with parents and guardians?
Go to My Classes . Click the card of the class you want to share login instructions with. Click the + add students button on the right of the stude...
How can a core curriculum (science, math, social studies, ELA) use Tynker?
Tynker includes over 200 easy to implement STEM lessons. These lessons allow teachers to give students opportunities to create standard based simulati...
Showcase
The showcase gives teachers an opportunity to share project both privately (just with the class) and publicly (via a public link).
How does Tynker save teachers time?
Tynker gives teachers every resource they need to quickly create a class and assign coding lessons to their students. Teachers can roster students to ...
How do I assign custom lessons for students using an iPad?
Open the project you want to customize and then save it to your My Projects folder. Go to your My Projects folder, find that project and then clic...
How can students use Google logins to join a class?
Students should: Go to tynker.com/classcode Students enter the class code Students click the Google button Students enter their Google district crede...
How can I give students a themed blank project?
1. Students should click the Create Project button in their dashboard. In the Block Coding dashboard, students can get there by clicking the Worksh...
How do I print student login cards?
Go to My Classrooms . Click the class card of the class you want to print. Click the Students tab. Click Print Student Login Cards below the list...
How can I change the name of my class?
Click on My Classrooms . Click on the card of the class you want to change. Click the tab with Settings icon. Edit the class name and click Save S...
What do I do if my course dashboard does not have the correct courses?
You are likely not connected to your school or district account license. Please contact your license administrator to add your username. They can cont...
Concept Mastery
On the class progress page in each class, teachers can view a graph based representation of where students are in overall coding mastery.
How do I assign a DIY or custom project to students?
Open the project you want to assign and save it--it will go to your My Projects page. Click My Projects on the left navigation. Choose the project y...
Certificates
On the Progress page of each class, there is a widget for viewing and printing student certificates that students have earned by completing courses....
Search Projects
Within My Projects page use the search bar at the top to find the name of a saved Tynker project.
Where can I find the answer keys for each lesson?
Teachers can access solutions to Tynker puzzles, projects, and quizzes by clicking the Course Overview link on the desired course within the curricu...
Can students start with a blank project?
Yes! Simply click to Create Project on the My Projects of the student dashboard. Text Coding Dashboard: Block Coding Dashboard: The DIY Projects...
What is a Tynker DIY project?
Tynker has a library of creative projects that include tutorials, but also allow students to start from scratch. DIY projects can be created in Tynker...
What is Tynker?
Tynker provides everything needed to learn computer programming in a fun way. Tynker powers the creativity of over 100 million kids and serves thousan...
What is in a Tynker Quiz?
Tynker Quizzes assess students' understanding of the concepts within the lesson they have just completed. If the lesson is a coding lesson, it will as...