I skimmed through the chapter and thought about what I do here at the district office developing materials. When I develop materials, most of the time it is the request by language teachers from bilingual institute. The Yugtun language teachers usually maneuver the steering wheel of which materials they want to see in their classrooms. We do not develop text books, but authentic materials to use in classrooms. It is mostly teachers that make decisions of what to use in the classrooms.
Reading the articles made me think how students are into laptops out in the villages. Using Yup'ik blogging or etc. will benefit the students to practice the language. Students find it fun to work on the computer. There are more options for students to make language more meaningful with their innovative ideas. Emailing now is a big thing for students and if pen pals were organized to be done in Yup'ik they would utilize and make learning fun!
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