The Educational Food Revolution
iTooth Q&A
Q:So what is iTooth?
A: iTooth is a collaborative project about cultural perspectives on food launched at the Asia Apple Distinguished Educator conference 2008 in Singapore.
Q: What is this social network for?
A: What is the first thing people do when they are planning to travel? They find out what type food they are likely to encounter. Building on that idea, iTooth was designed to share ideas, thoughts, and opinions about food and what foods tell us about a culture. For example, Singapore is a truly international country comprised of several different ethic groups who all contribute to Singapore's distinct cuisine. Indian, Malay, and Chinese dishes and spices pepper (or curry, if you will) the Singaporean menu. From this rich tapestry of interwoven tastes, we can understand that Singapore is a place that has been a center of trade for centuries. Ships carrying trade goods from the west to the east and vice versa exchanged ideas, wealth, and most important spices and food. Singapore truly is a multicultural city! The next time you travel think about the food of the country and what it tells you about the culture of the land and its history.
Q: What do I do now?
A: Explore. Experience. Record. Connect. Travel to a country and eat the cuisine; then come to the Ning site and share your thoughts with the group. Eat a local dish, interview people, take pictures, write a blog, film the food being prepared -- BE CREATIVE!
Q: How do I share what I learned?
A: You can choose your format for sharing. If you like to blog, use the blog section. If you like to capture and edit video, upload a movie. If you like to design podcasts, make one and upload it. We do want two items from you no matter how you want to share your experience: 1) a recipe of the dish (or dishes) and the location (with a link if there is a website for the place) where you consumed it; 2) pictures (or video) of the dish.
A: iTooth is a collaborative project about cultural perspectives on food launched at the Asia Apple Distinguished Educator conference 2008 in Singapore.
Q: What is this social network for?
A: What is the first thing people do when they are planning to travel? They find out what type food they are likely to encounter. Building on that idea, iTooth was designed to share ideas, thoughts, and opinions about food and what foods tell us about a culture. For example, Singapore is a truly international country comprised of several different ethic groups who all contribute to Singapore's distinct cuisine. Indian, Malay, and Chinese dishes and spices pepper (or curry, if you will) the Singaporean menu. From this rich tapestry of interwoven tastes, we can understand that Singapore is a place that has been a center of trade for centuries. Ships carrying trade goods from the west to the east and vice versa exchanged ideas, wealth, and most important spices and food. Singapore truly is a multicultural city! The next time you travel think about the food of the country and what it tells you about the culture of the land and its history.
Q: What do I do now?
A: Explore. Experience. Record. Connect. Travel to a country and eat the cuisine; then come to the Ning site and share your thoughts with the group. Eat a local dish, interview people, take pictures, write a blog, film the food being prepared -- BE CREATIVE!
Q: How do I share what I learned?
A: You can choose your format for sharing. If you like to blog, use the blog section. If you like to capture and edit video, upload a movie. If you like to design podcasts, make one and upload it. We do want two items from you no matter how you want to share your experience: 1) a recipe of the dish (or dishes) and the location (with a link if there is a website for the place) where you consumed it; 2) pictures (or video) of the dish.
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