intro to blockchain revolution (google hangout slides)
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Blockchain RevolutionJune 1 - July 30
BLOCKCHAIN REVOLUTION
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Week 1 - 3 ( June 1 - June 21 )Bitcoin & Blockchain BasicsGoogle Hangouts on Wednesday
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2. Digital Age Learning Culturee. Promote and participate in local, national, and global learning communities that stimulate innovation, creativity, and digital age collaboration.
3. Excellence in Professional Practiceb. Facilitate and participate in learning communities than stimulate, nurture and support administrators, faculty and staff in the study and use of technology.
d. Stay abreast of educational research and emerging trends regarding effective use of technology and encourage evaluation of new technologies for their potential to improve student learning.
ISTE Computer Science Educators
1. Knowledge of Content
d.Demonstrate an understanding of the role computer science plays and its impact in the modern world
ii. Analyze the contributions of computer science to current and future innovations in sciences, humanities, the arts and commerce.
What is currency? Fiat Currency
Tied to creditworthiness of governmentRepresents Stored ValueDefined Denominations (1, 5, 10, 20, etc)Accepted unit of exchange
Virtual CurrencyDigital representations of value issued by private developers and denominated in their own unit of account.
Source: He, D., Habermeier, K., Leckow, R., Haksar, V., Almeida, Y., Kashima, M., Kyriakos-Saad, N., Oura, H., Sedik, T.S., Stetsenko, N., and Verdugo-Yepes, C. (January 2016) Virtual Currencies and Beyond: Initial Considerations, IMF Staff Discussion Note, SDN/16/03 Retrieved on May 31, 2016 at: https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/sdn/2016/sdn1603.pdf
Source: He, D., et al. (January 2016) Virtual Currencies and Beyond: Initial Considerations, IMF Staff Discussion Note, SDN/16/03, Pg 8. Retrieved on May 31, 2016 at: https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/sdn/2016/sdn1603.pdf
Second Life
Second Life
Second Life
World of WarcraftDenominations:
Gold, Silver, Copper Now Convertible
WoW Tokens$20 buys you variable rate of
goldCan use game gold to pay for
subscription
Pay Pal Digital Currency
Requires user to tie account to a bank account and transfer money to PayPal account
PayPal acts as intermediary and removed personal information from transaction
What determines value of a currency? Demand
Perception/ Belief
Trust
What is Bitcoin? Phanteks PH-F140HP/TSDistributed
What is Bitcoin? Phanteks PH-F140HP/TSDistributed
Kept in Sync by ‘Miners’
What is Bitcoin? Phanteks PH-F140HP/TSDistributed
Kept in Sync by ‘Miners’
Of “Real” Value
This WeekBlockchain Revolution p. 1 - 14
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