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LESSONS IN DIGITAL LITERACY

The Future of Money

By Nik Peachey

PEACHEYPUBLICATIONS.COM

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Money

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"Money is the root of all evil."

“Money does not buy you happiness, but lack of money certainly buys you misery.”

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“Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.”

"Being rich is a good thing. Not just in the obvious sense of benefitting you and your family. The more you make, the more of a financial impact you can have on the world."

"The best thing about being rich is the freedom; freedom to do whatever you want whenever you want."

“Every day is a bank account, and time is our currency. No one is rich, no one is poor, we’ve got 24 hours each.”

You & Money

Discussion Task

• What's the most expensive thing you have ever bought?
• What was last thing you bought?
• How often do you shop online?
• What's the most common way you pay for things?
• When did you last go to a bank?
• What gives money its value?
• What do you know about cryptocurrencies?
• What's the difference between money and cryptocurrency?

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Money vs Cryptocurrency

Reading Task

1. What are the benefits of cryptocurrency ?
2. How long has cryptocurrency been in use?
3. How do you get cryptocurrency?
4. Why is it a 'decentralised' currency?
5. Who created the infographic?
6. Why do you think the infographic was created?

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Your Response

Discussion Task

• What surprised you most about the information in the infographic?
• What do you think are the disadvantages of cryptocurrencies?
• How would you feel about using cryptocurrencies?
• Would you invest/put your savings into cryptocurrencies?
• What is the future of cryptocurrencies?
• What is the future of 'fiat' money?
• Would you accept a payment in bitcoin?
• How do you think national banks/governments will respond to cryptocurrencies?

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Satoshi Nakamoto

Online Research Task

This is a picture of a statue of the founder of Bitcoin. Find at least 10 facts about him.

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Make notes of the information you find. Be sure to record:

• The URL
• The name of the publication/ site where you found the information
• The name of the author(s) who wrote the information
• The date of publication
• Your assessment of the credibility of the source.

The Future of Money

Create a presentation with the title 'The Future of Money' using one of the tools below. Use your presentation to share your view of how the way we use money will change over the next 10 - 20 years.

• Genial.ly

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• Google Slides

• Canva

• Adobe Spark

Try to include images, quotes, facts and statistics as well as your opwn opinions. You can find images at:

• Pixabay

• Unsplash

Find quotes at:

• A-Z Quotes

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