There is an idea that as you climb a mountain you encounter incremental peaks along the way. With each sequential peak, a new one comes into view. My web3 journey has been unfolding in a similar fashion over the past month. As I come up on a full year of immersing myself in this 100% I keep seeing a new peak emerge after each new summit that I reach.Right now I feel like I am seeing the Rocky Mountain Range through. I'll never forget the feeling I had when I first saw the Rockies and saw peak after peak after peak. I soon learned from one of the locals that they refer to these as "14ers." I live at the base of a 14,000-foot mountain in Hawaiʻi Island, so I know the grandeur of one of these mountains. But to see dozens of these all in one place is awe-inspiring.So what does this have to do with web3 and education? As my knowledge and awareness have increased, so has my view of these 14,000-foot mountains. The resources for this week are just a couple of examples of the new peaks that are coming into view.One example of this thorough exploration by The Atlantic of the differences between web3 and web3.0. I had no idea these were actually two different things. It also examines the subtle (and not-so-subtle) differences in how decentralization is understood by developers. This is a concept that I would have struggled to digest had I not been climbing the previous peaks that brought these understandings into viewSimilarly, this blog post by the Open Music Initiative is about their collaboration with Berklee College of Music. They have partnered to create a blockchain-enabled ecosystem that will allow musicians to license their music to visual media students at universities across higher ed.The two final resources for the week also helped to push my view of the web3 landscape. This includes a story about a Senior High School student using cryptocurrency to crowdfund for a charity. And finally, a summary of a major gaming and metaverse company acquiring an interactive education app.Altogether these are examples of how my understanding of how education and web3 have reached new levels. These are new peaks that are only possible by the previous journeys I have gone through. I look forward to growing my understanding as I continue to climb the seemingly endless mountain of information about the blockchain, metaverse, and NFTs.Check everything out linked below:🤓 Deepen your understanding of the differences between web3 and web3.0🎶 Learn how Berklee College of Music is helping students earn using the blockchain🫴 Read about high school students raising money for charities through cryptocurrencies🎥 Watch a video explaining a major acquisition of an education application that helps teachers monetize their creations
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There is an idea that as you climb a mountain you encounter incremental peaks along the way. With each sequential peak, a new one comes into view. My web3 journey has been unfolding in a similar fashion over the past month. As I come up on a full year of immersing myself in this 100% I keep seeing a new peak emerge after each new summit that I reach.Right now I feel like I am seeing the Rocky Mountain Range through. I'll never forget the feeling I had when I first saw the Rockies and saw peak after peak after peak. I soon learned from one of the locals that they refer to these as "14ers." I live at the base of a 14,000-foot mountain in Hawaiʻi Island, so I know the grandeur of one of these mountains. But to see dozens of these all in one place is awe-inspiring.So what does this have to do with web3 and education? As my knowledge and awareness have increased, so has my view of these 14,000-foot mountains. The resources for this week are just a couple of examples of the new peaks that are coming into view.One example of this thorough exploration by The Atlantic of the differences between web3 and web3.0. I had no idea these were actually two different things. It also examines the subtle (and not-so-subtle) differences in how decentralization is understood by developers. This is a concept that I would have struggled to digest had I not been climbing the previous peaks that brought these understandings into viewSimilarly, this blog post by the Open Music Initiative is about their collaboration with Berklee College of Music. They have partnered to create a blockchain-enabled ecosystem that will allow musicians to license their music to visual media students at universities across higher ed.The two final resources for the week also helped to push my view of the web3 landscape. This includes a story about a Senior High School student using cryptocurrency to crowdfund for a charity. And finally, a summary of a major gaming and metaverse company acquiring an interactive education app.Altogether these are examples of how my understanding of how education and web3 have reached new levels. These are new peaks that are only possible by the previous journeys I have gone through. I look forward to growing my understanding as I continue to climb the seemingly endless mountain of information about the blockchain, metaverse, and NFTs.Check everything out linked below:🤓 Deepen your understanding of the differences between web3 and web3.0🎶 Learn how Berklee College of Music is helping students earn using the blockchain🫴 Read about high school students raising money for charities through cryptocurrencies🎥 Watch a video explaining a major acquisition of an education application that helps teachers monetize their creations