For over 30 years, we have watched the internet come a long way in what it is and what experiences it is capable of providing to humankind. From the first basic webpages to the dynamic capabilities that webpages provide today, it’s only reasonable to suspect that where the web could take us might be nothing short of revolutionary. This new future of the internet, Web3, has the potential to transform the experience of every user and every human being. Thanks to the underlying technology of blockchain, the internet and everyday life might be in for a huge disruption, similarly to the way the advent of the internet changed everyday life upon its arrival. At its core, blockchain is the innovative underlying technology that can provide a decentralized model for the world wide web, yielding more power and control to the individual users. Blockchain is the basis behind many new and upcoming technologies and digital currencies such as cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Additionally, technologies such as AI and Machine Learning will also be pivotal in this generation of the internet we are about to experience. Join us this month as TryEngineering teams up with GoKnown to discuss Web3 and everything it might entail! 

Explore

  • Join GoKnown team members Michael Harold, Co-Founder and CTO of GoKnown, LLC, Ramesh Venkataramaiah, Ph.D., Chief Scientist and Chief Product Officer, and Connie Erlanger, Co-Founder and CEO of GoKnown, LLC for the TryEngineering Tuesday: Web3 webinar. Register here today! 
  • Just what is Web3? Learn more about the future of the internet and its underlying technology-blockchain-as a distributed ledger in this article from Harvard Business Review. 
  • Decentralization, blockchain, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are some of the main features of Web3. Learn more about the evolution of the internet from Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 to now, and what the future could hold in Web 3.0 in this article from Investopedia. 
  • Blockchain is the foundational new technology behind what will revolutionize the internet into Web3. Kids can learn how about what blockchain is and how it works in this video from Lisk. 
  • Looking for a deeper dive on blockchain for kids? Check out this article from 101blockchains.com, which can help kids understand how blockchains are the foundation of the decentralized model that Web3 holds and how they are a part of the exploding world of digital currencies. 
  • How will technologies like blockchain and the support of 5G play a role in Web3? Read more about it in this article from Ericsson.
  • Digital currencies such as cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are based on blockchain technology. Learn more about how they are all connected in this article from Forbes.    
  • Blockchain technologies present enormous opportunities to help higher education providers. Read more about what that might look like in this whitepaper from Cognizant.
  • Because blockchain seems to be the wave of the future, today’s students should be prepared to engage with it in their careers. Read more about how blockchain can capitalize on STEM disciplines in this article from TryEngineering. 

 

Image Source: Forbes-What is Blockchain?

Discover

  • In this lesson about blockchain applications from ESL Brains, students get an opportunity to practice their listening skills and learn some advanced collocations. 
  • “The Blockchain Game” is a hands-on exercise created by J Scott Christianson that explains the core principles of blockchains and serves as a launching pad for a discussion of blockchain’s real-world applications. Get everything you need for it here in this article from Autodesk Instructables. 
  • Are you a STEM teacher who wants to get kids into coding? You may want to use blockchain in school lessons. Check out more in this article from The Chain which includes links for games and activities that kids can do that are based on blockchain.
  • Want to talk about Bitcoin in your classroom? Then check out this article from RiseVision which includes building blocks to put together lesson plans on cryptocurrencies. 

Image Source: ESL Brains-Blockchain: There’s More to it Than Crypto

Inspire

  • Want to inspire and prepare students for a career in blockchain? Then check out this article from The Chain which will help students understand the best roadmap for a career in programming with blockchain and best prepare them for participating in the growth of decentralized computing. 
  • Students know that revolutionary technologies such as blockchain and the skills to work with them will grow enormously in demand in the near future. Read more about how the student demand is influencing the educational opportunities available at universities in this article from medium.com. 
  • Can the novelty of exciting new technologies associated with Web3 such as NFT’s inspire younger generations to launch new endeavors in this space? Read more about how one individual turned their passion into a thriving educational community in this article from Blockster.

Image Source: The Chain-Best Online Courses to Learn Blockchain Programming 

Share

  • Write down at least one new thing that you learned about Web3.
  • Think about how to inspire others and make a difference in your community.  
  • Share your work on Facebook or Twitter (or have a family member do this for you!) using #tryengineeringtuesday. We want to hear from you!  
  • If you tried any of the activities, make sure you download your IEEE GoKnown Community Partner Badge! Collect them all and store them using this Badge Collection Tool.

 

Thank you to Community Partner GoKnown for making this TryEngineering Tuesday possible!