Apples for the Teacher
The Read/Write Web for the Classroom Workshop
Web 2.0 may be the best thing since little apples. Using the Internet has become as American as apple pie. While red or golden delicious are apple varieties, del.icio.us can keep your bookmarks in apple-pie order. You can upload and share all the apple of your eye pictures to Flickr. Wikispaces and Peanut Butter wiki will offer an opportunity to compare apples to apples, while Ning and TeacherTube will be like comparing apples to oranges. You may have heard about some of the content on YouTube, but remember that one bad apple does not always spoil the whole bunch. We’ll even eat some apples while we learn about Web 2.0, because an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Be careful not to have the Audacity to upset the apple cart because that would be lame. Ready, set, let’s use the Read/Write Web. So, how do you like them apples?
Apples Agenda.pdf
A Few Apples.docWhat in the World Wide Web is Web 2.0? Webquest
Educational Podcasting - Create a Podcast of Two Sisters' Dowries Using Audacity
Audacity audio editor & LAME MP3 encoder - free, open source, cross-platform software for recording and editing sounds
Social Bookmarking with del.icio.us
del.icio.us is a website that allows you to bookmark your favorite sites and access them from any computer.
My del.icio.us links for apples
I am klmontgomery on del.icio.us
Social Networking with Ning
Ning is the only online service where you can create, customize, and share your own Social Network for free in seconds.
Add photos and videos to Web 2.0 for Teachers.
Photo Sharing with Flickr
Digital Storytelling
Upload educational videos with TeacherTube
TeacherTube is a more educationally focused, safe venue for teachers, schools, and home learners. It is a site to provide anytime, anywhere professional development with teachers teaching teachers. As well, it is a site where teachers can post videos designed for students to view in order to learn a concept or skill. Videos are screened for inappropriate content.
Find online videos on YouTube
YouTube is the leader in online video, and the premier destination to watch and share original videos worldwide through a Web experience. YouTube allows people to easily upload and share video clips on YouTube and across the Internet through websites, mobile devices, blogs, and email.
Watch Johnny Appleseed
Part 1 of 2
Part 2 of 2
The New WWW - Wonderful World of Wikis
Using pbwiki because Peanut Butter tastes great with Apples!!
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Apple Variety |
Origin |
Parentage |
Appearance |
Harvest & Storage |
| FUJI | Developed in Japan and introduced in 1962, but now the U.S. produces more Fujis than Japan | Fuji is a cross between Ralls Janet and Red Delicious | High quality apple with fairly poor appearance; yellowish-green skin with an orangish-red flush and darker stripes; pale pink stripes over a light green background; attractive, but not gorgeous; tall, rectangular, medium size fruit. | Very long storage life; ripens very late. The best keeping sweet apple in the world. In a refrigerator, Fuji will keep through April and still be just-harvested crisp. |
| GALA | Developed by New Zealand plant breeders and introduced in 1965 | Gala is a cross of Cox's Orange Pippin and Golden Delicious | Pinkish-orange or orange-red stripes over a creamy yellow background; light golden yellow with a pinkish-orange blush; striking, peach-like appearance; mid-medium to large size, conic to round. | Gala harvest begins in the middle of August and lasts through early September. Galas are stocked September to May. |
| GRANNY SMITH | Developed in Australia and introduced in 1968 | Believed to be descended from French crabapples, the Granny Smith apple tree was accidentally seeded by a grandmother named Mrs. Smith | Medium sized, tart-flavored, grass green skinned apple; dark to pale green, distinctive whitish dots. It is one of the few all-green apples that have gained popularity in the American market. | It is a good keeper and considered by many to be one of the best cooking apples, making excellent applesauce and apple juice. Warm days and cool summer nights ensure crunch and flavor for October harvest. It is available year-round. |
| GOLDEN DELICIOUS | Clay County, West Virginia, ca. 1912 | Uncertain, chance seedling of Grimes Golden. | conic to round golden yellow fruit; occasional russet patches; smooth skin; crisp, clean juicy yellow flesh. | Shrivels in storage. Requires gentle picking, bruises easily. They’re harvested in September and available all year. |
| RED (HAWKEYE) DELICIOUS | Discovered in Peru, Iowa and introduced in 1870. | Unknown, discovered as a chance seedling on the farm of Jesse Hiatt. The variety was originally known as Hawkeye. The original delicious tree sprouted from seeds of Yellow Bellflower in Mr. Hiatt’s orchard. | Fruit is medium to large with clear, smooth, glossy red skin covered with red shading and striping. The yellowish flesh is fine-grained, crisp. | Ripens September to October and keeps until December to January. |
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Select apples that are bruise-free, and handle them gently to prevent bruising.
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Select apples that are firm to the touch, for the best flavor and crunchiness.
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One pound of apples generally consists of:
4 small apples
3 medium apples
2 large
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Two medium apples are needed to yield one cup grated apples.
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Allow two pounds of apples for one nine-inch apple pie.
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A peck of apples weighs about 10 pounds.
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Use one pound of apples to yield 3 cups diced apples. Use one pound of apples to yield 2 3/4 cups pared and sliced apples.
- One bushel of apples weighs about 42 pounds.
A blogger describes a Heirloom Apple Tasting in Tennesee.
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Excellent
4 – 5 points
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Fair
2-3 points
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Poor
1-0 points
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Appearance of Skin (Color)
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Skin is smooth and possesses no blemishes.
Apple is well-colored for the variety.
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Skin has a few small blemishes.
Color has a “green” undertone or ground color.
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More than a few blemishes, soft spots or wrinkled.
Color has a “yellow” undertone or ground color.
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Aroma
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Aroma is strong, rich and sweet.
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Aroma is moderately, sweet but not overwhelming.
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Aroma is weak.
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Sound
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Loud, crisp snap.
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Snaps, but no crisp sound.
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Soft, no snap.
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Flavor (Taste)
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Flavor is just-picked, very sweet and excellent.
Tasty with the right balance of tartness and sweetness.
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Flavor is less sweet or under ripe. Too tart or bitter.
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There is little or no flavor.
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Texture of Flesh
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Flesh is juicy, firm and crunchy.
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Flesh is firm but not crunchy.
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Flesh is soft, overripe and/or mealy.
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Apple Variety
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Appearance of Skin (Color)
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Aroma
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Sound
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Flavor
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Texture
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Total Points
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Fuji
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Gala
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Golden Delicious
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Granny Smith
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Red (Hawkeye) Delicious
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Mystery Apple*
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Instructional Blogs
Online stories with Apples
Books About Apples
10 Apples Up on Top by Dr. Seuss
Downloads
This & That
SlideShare - SlideShare is a free service for sharing presentations and slideshows.
Google/Gmail - Internet search engine and a free Web-based email (Webmail) and POP3 e-mail service among many other things
AutoScreenRecorder - Screen Recording Software
Google Notebook for Apples
Filamentality - a fill-in-the-blank tool that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good Internet links and turning them into online learning activities without knowing anything about HTML or serving webpages.
