Building a Bitcoin education app in public | Benoit

A first look at the new My First Bitcoin education app: one place to find a Bitcoin class, teach one, and connect with communities around the world. Patrick talks with Benoit, director of technology at My First Bitcoin, as part of the October release. Until now, educators and students moved between separate tools: a learning management system, a community hub with forums and wikis, the website and the publication platform, each with its own account. The new app brings these together, so independent educators can prepare, schedule and teach their classes from their pocket, and people who want to learn can see what classes are starting near them or online. Benoit shares his screen to walk through the closed beta version: browsing and creating cohorts, the activity library, guides and the lexicon, the community map and leaderboard, Lightning donations and the contribute page. The app is being built in public with communities in the education network, so it will keep changing with their feedback. Want to join the next beta phase or ask a question? Reach out to Arnold at arnold@myfirstbitcoin.org [CHECK: confirm email address and add a link to the app or beta sign-up page]. In this video: Why My First Bitcoin is replacing many scattered tools with one app for Bitcoin educators and students How educators can publish a cohort in minutes with presets for each Bitcoin Diploma module, their own video link or a generated Google Meet link, and co-educators from other communities How the activity library helps educators filter hands-on activities by program, duration and group format, like the barter game How the community map, leaderboard and activity feed make independent Bitcoin education visible as proof of work How students can support the community that teaches them with a few sats over Lightning, and how educators can send sats to students The rollout plan: a closed beta with a few communities, then the wider education network, then everyone, with app store release roughly targeted for April next year Chapters 0:00 Meet Benoit, director of technology 1:06 Why one app replaces many tools 4:44 Class directory, leaderboard and donations 8:48 Scams and proof of work 9:51 Beta preview, login and feedback 14:28 Rollout steps toward app stores 19:41 Browsing and joining a cohort 22:14 Publishing a cohort with presets 26:21 Guides, lexicon and resources 29:33 Activity library and barter game 34:36 Community map, feed and messaging 40:04 Contribute page and sharing cohorts 43:46 How to join and give feedback Learn more at myfirstbitcoin.org