Ep # 18: Bitcoin in Schools with Kieran Nolan

Kieran Nolan from Wooranna Park Primary School dropped in to the bitcoin center today to chat with us about some of the many projects his school is involved in. He focuses on fun ways to include students in relevant technologies like cryptocurrencies, his school has a spaceship, and the students are involved in global minecraft projects.

Together with Paul Ayling we chatted about potential uses for the blockchain in education and the difference it's already making in Australia's education system.

Music credits (in order of appearance)

1, 2 and 8: mocean99 Mowo! Electro Swing Loop- Mocean Worker - Song-AM

https://www.propellerheads.se/s/GbgbnOks

3: FigureFreak Boiled Peanuts

https://www.propellerheads.se/s/0GkoOeXu

4: Jimmy Y Mr Bitcoin

https://www.propellerheads.se/s/7nS8FXCZ

5: Jimmy Y Bitcoin Island

https://www.propellerheads.se/s/BBfQlB1M

6: mocean99 Funk and Clavé

https://www.propellerheads.se/s/V2gbw3NO

7: Jimmy Y Clifton Hill Medicine Man

https://www.propellerheads.se/s/uYFwZZCA

Links:

justice4assange.com

https://justice4assange.com/

Facebook's FreeBasics controversy in India

http://theconversation.com/facebook-is-no-charity-and-the-free-in-free-basics-comes-at-a-price-52839

https://medium.com/backchannel/how-india-pierced-facebook-s-free-internet-program-6ae3f9ffd1b4#.3jjka421f

meetup events:

Blockchain meetup Monday 29 Feb

http://www.meetup.com/Blockchain-Developers/events/228519896/

CoderDojo Wooranna Park

http://www.woorannaparkps.com.au/#!coderdojo/cee5

find one near you

https://coderdojo.com/

Minecraft

https://minecraft.net/

Stimulating Learning platforms

http://www.bobpearlman.org/Learning21/enigma_portal.htm

Hacks:

Lincolnshire county council:

http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Cyber-hack-cripples-libraries-bus-services-fourth/story-28631569-detail/story.html

Melbourne Hospital:

http://theconversation.com/hack-attack-on-a-hospital-it-system-highlights-the-risk-of-still-running-windows-xp-53431

Berwick High School:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-03/nossal-high-school-investigated-threatening-school-hoax-calls/7135746