Back to School Resources from Tinkercast
Whether you’re a parent, teacher, homeschool parent, or caregiver, our engaging back-to-school resources fuel kids’ curiosity, support early learning, and fill your transition with ear-to-ear smiles. Spark podcast-powered playful learning with our AI Collection, Parent Podcast Package, Clever School Access, free TinkerClass Resources, and more!
AI for Kids: Let’s Get Curious!
AI is everywhere. Help your kids (and yourself!) decode it all with Wow in the World. Our AI collection and hands-on activities give teachers, parents, and homeschoolers a fun, kid-friendly way to explore how AI works, what it can do, and what it means for our future — all while sparking curious conversations at home and in the classroom that help kids become thoughtful, creative citizens of an AI-powered world.
Teach AI With 4 Big Wows!
What is AI? How does it learn? And can a robot really be creative? Explore these questions and more with four Wow in the World podcast episodes paired with hands-on activities that bring the amazing world of AI to life in your home or classroom!
The Examinator: Outsmarting AI
Mindy answers a call-out for brain-bending trivia questions, only to come face to face with one of the most nefarious villains on the planet; The Examinator. Except he has a problem; AI is outsmarting all his exams! Can Mindy and Guy help him devise a test so hard that even AI can’t complete it?
iLaugh: Do Robotics Have a Sense of Humor?
Mindy’s got a new friend who lives… inside her phone?! Meet Zoodle, the digital assistant! She can have full conversations with you, but can she laugh at your jokes?! It’s the Who, What, When, Where, How, and WOW of Artificial Intelligence!
Smart-Bots
From self-driving cars to chess-playing robots, oh my! Artificial intelligence is all around us, and it’s only getting smarter. Join Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas on a computational quest to discover the Who, What, When, Where, Why, How and Wow in the World of AI!
A-I-A-I-Oh WOW!
It’s the hottest science trend since crypto met techno; it’s AI generated art! But how does it work? Guy Raz, Mindy and Dennis take a trip to the imaginary University of the World Wide Web to find out! It’s the Who, When, Where, How and Wow of AI ART.
Tinkercast Powers Up With Girls Who Code
We collaborated with Girls Who Code to develop a podcast-powered lesson based on our scientific game show Two Whats?! And A Wow! that breaks down AI concepts for K-5 students and sparks their own exploration.
AI & You
In this episode, we’re giving you all the intel on Artificial Intelligence. Plus Guy & Mindy get some help, from the organization Girls Who Code, to sort through all the Whats?! and Wows! and give you the 411 on the 1s and 0s!
Guided AI Activity
After listening to the episode, TinkerClass teachers can assign students our FREE companion activities, including How Does AI See? a game that encourages students to think about how AI learns by finding patterns!
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Explore AI With TinkerClass & Seesaw
Seesaw users, your AI adventure just got easier! Find all five AI-focused Tinkercast podcast episodes with activities built right into Seesaw, making it simple to listen, wonder, tinker, and WOW together in the classroom.
WowTube
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How to Introduce Parents to Podcasts
Looking for engaging ways to connect school and home? Explore our parent intro package where we’ve created a collection of ready-to-share resources designed to help teachers introduce podcasts to families. Whether you’re highlighting a classroom favorite or simply hoping to encourage listening, you’ll find everything you need to make podcasts a meaningful part of your students’ learning experience at home. Let’s spark curiosity, one episode at a time!
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Listen, Wonder, Tinker, Make!
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