Using Tynker - Glossary
Student Login Cards
Student login cards are available to print and cut out for each individual student. There are two types of login cards to choose from. One includes th...
Unassign a Course
To unassign a course, go to the lesson page of the class, and click the three dots in the top right corner of the course. Then click unassign
US Standards
Each Tynker lesson plan contains the US standards alignment for the lesson including: Common Core ELA, Common Core Math, CTA, ISTE, and Next Generatio...
Badges
When teachers click on the student name on the gradebook page or on the student page of a Tynker Class, they get a detailed metrics report for the ind...
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...
Course Preview
From the curriculum page, locate a course and click on Course Overview to see a variety of resources to ensure your Tynker lesson is successful. Ove...
Email Login Instructions
Email login instructions allow teachers to send student login instructions to individual or multiple guardians. All that is required is the Guardian’s...
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...
Quiz Results
The Quiz Results page of the gradebook includes the quiz scores that students get on the multiple choice quizzes at the end of each Tynker lesson.
Latest Class Activity
On the progress page of each class, teachers get a running list of the latest class activity based on students work in Tynker courses.
Presentation Mode
When you click on lessons page of the class, each course has lessons that contain a Presentation Mode link. This link takes the teacher to a present...
Projects Created
When teachers click on the student name on the gradebook page or on the student page of a Tynker Class, they get a detailed metrics report for the ind...
Student Scorecard
On both the gradebook tab and student tab in each Tynker class, teachers can click on a students name to get a detailed score card including where stu...
Course Progress
On the progress page of the class, teachers can view how students progress in courses through the course progress widget.
Select a Class
In the middle of the page after selecting a class, you will find a drop down menu that lets teachers quickly shift from one class to another.
Student View
Each Tynker Lesson plan has a corresponding "Student View" that allows the teacher to preview lessons as a student would and try any activity within t...
Materials
Each Tynker lesson plan details the materials necessary to complete the Tynker lesson. The lesson plans can be accessed by clicking the Course Overvi...
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...
Concepts Introduced
When teachers click on the student name on the gradebook page or on the student page of a Tynker Class, they get a detailed metrics report for the ind...
Page
The page arrows on the My Projects page allows the user to go back from the Most Recent projects to the Least Recent.
Lesson Plan
Each Tynker Lesson includes a full lesson plan with vocabulary, lesson objectives, warm ups, activities, code, extended activities, and standards. The...
Showcase
The showcase gives teachers an opportunity to share project both privately (just with the class) and publicly (via a public link).
Recent Projects
This page shows you the most recent Educator projects from the “last modified” project on top, to the oldest projects on the following pages.
Resources
The resource page in Tynker teacher accounts includes helpful articles and sites to visit including: The Help Center The Tynker Blog Hour of Code Vide...
Print Certificates
In the progress page of a classroom, teachers can print student certificates with the Certificates widget by clicking on View & Print Certificates ...
Guardians
Guardians can be added via the students page of the class dashboard so that emails can be sent with login instructions, usernames, passwords, progre...
Username
A username is required for students to log in to Tynker, and they can be found on the students page of each class after students join that class. User...
Prerequisites
If a Tynker course requires previous course or coding experience, you will be able to view that prerequisite on the right side of the overview page fo...
Weekly Projects
Tynker Weekly Projects are special projects that change out on a weekly basis and can be found in the Class/Weekly project category of the lessons pa...
Progress Page
The progress page within each class dashboard gives teachers a quick check view of student data points.
Games and Apps
This tab displays the Educator Projects that were categorized as “Game” or “app” when they were created or remixed.
Add Students
You can add individual or multiple students - even after you have set up a class. This is found in the teacher dashboard under the students tab. You...
Automatic Grading
Tynker courses and lessons track various data points as students complete progress, including automatic tracking of where students are in lessons, mul...
Answer Keys
Teachers can access solutions to Tynker puzzles, projects, and quizzes by clicking the Course Overview link on the desired course within the curricu...
Course Lessons
The Tynker curriculum is organized into courses, and each course is composed of a number of individual lessons within them. You can access previews o...
