Glossary
Elementary School
The Elementary School curriculum which can be found on the Tynker Course Catalog includes Tynker Block based courses for both pre-readers and 3-5, ele...
Class Lessons
The lessons tab in each Tynker classroom is where you manage and assign lessons to that particular class.
Stream
The stream feature is a collaboration tool that can be found in the top right corner under notifications allowing teachers to post assignments, studen...
Class 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...
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...
Middle School
The Tynker Middle School Plan offers a comprehensive computer science curriculum tailored for grades 6–8, helping students transition from block codin...
Support
To contact support email schools@tynker.com .
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...
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 ...
Professional Development
Teachers can register for professional development training at https://www.tynker.com/training .
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.
Concept Proficiency
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...
Lines of Code
On the progress page of each class, teachers can view how many lines of code the class has written in the Class Awards section
Gradebook
The Gradebook tab in each classroom is where you can see multiple student data points. They include: Lesson Progress: Student Progress on all Tynker ...
High School
The Tynker High School Plan equips students in grades 9–12 with the skills needed for real-world programming. Aligned with CSTA and AP Computer Scienc...
UK National Curriculum
All Tynker lessons are designed to align with the UK National Curriculum standards. This ensures that educators can seamlessly integrate Tynker's codi...
Run Lesson
By clicking the "Run Lesson" button from your lesson plan, you open a new tab that gives teachers everything they need to run a live lesson including ...
IOS Courses
All Tynker content compatible with iPad and iPhone can be accessed through either the Tynker app or the Tynker Junior app. To see which courses are av...
Page
The page arrows on the My Projects page allows the user to go back from the Most Recent projects to the Least Recent.
Hour of Code
The Tynker Hour of Code offers a collection of free, engaging coding activities designed to introduce students to computer science in just one hour....
K-8
The K-8 curriculum offered by Tynker is designed to provide a comprehensive educational experience for students. This curriculum plan encompasses a va...
CS CA
All Tynker lessons align with the CS-CA standards. The alignment can be found within the the "Scope, Sequence, and Standards" link within the Curricul...
Standards
To access standards alignment, click on the "Scope, Sequence, and Standards" link within the Curriculum tab inside your Teacher Dashboard or by visiti...
Assign a STEM Lesson
When you click on a course on the lessons page of the class, each lesson has an assign or unassign link (based on the state) to allow easy manag...
Download Student List
When you download the student list. You will receive a spreadsheet with all of your students’ names, usernames and passwords.
Attendance
The attendance tab of the teacher gradebook within each class gives a timestamp of the last time students have logged into Tynker.
Robotics
Robotics courses can be found selecting the Robotics & AI filter within the Course Catalog . The Robotics courses give students the opportunity to ...
