Introduction to Web3
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| Learning Hours: | 10 hours |
| Domain: | Emerging Technologies |
| Key Skills: | Cryptocurrency, troubleshooting, data management, data analytics |
| Assessment: | Application assessment |
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Course Overview
In this course, students will learn about the emerging technologies that are powered by Web3. Students will explore how Web3 has shifted the way that the internet works, allowing for new technologies like cryptocurrencies, digital assets, blockchains, NFTs and the metaverse. By the end of the course students will generate their own NFT art, create their own cryptocurrency and learn how they can interact with it using a digital wallet, a smart contract and cryptocurrencies, all in a safe and simulated environment.
Explore how Web3 technologies are currently being used with Cryptocurrency and NFTs.
Learn how Web3 technologies work and how to design a pixel-art style NFT character.
Create a new cryptocurrency, a unique NFT artwork and interact with it using a simulated crypto wallet.
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Room Decorator |
Students will create a game where players can use a simulated cryptocurrency to purchase furnishings to decorate a room. |
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Start a New Cryptocurrency |
Students will design a logo to showcase a simulated cryptocurrency and make a graphic to share the logo. |
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My Cryptocurrency Website |
Students will build a website for the fictional cryptocurrency created in the “Start a New Cryptocurrency” project. |
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Web3 – Blockchain Simulator |
Students will learn the basics of blockchain technologies and create a visual representation of a working blockchain. |
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NFT Pixel Art Maker |
Students will learn about NFTs and create three pixel-style art drawings to be used as NFTs. |
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NFT Art Gallery |
Students will build a webpage to showcase the pixel-style art drawings created from the “NFT Pixel Art Maker” project. |
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