Introduction to working on Yipiyap On Demand
What is Yipiyap On Demand?
What’s in this guide?
Yipiyap On Demand is an exclusive learning platform, providing engaging GCSE, A-level, and functional skills support as well as content to support students’ wellbeing during exams.
Our bite-size videos are a free for students at participating schools and colleges to use, and serve as a revision tool that can be used both outside of the classroom and during your tutoring sessions to actively develop learning.
How does it work?
The video topics are broken down into different levels of challenge by sections on our website along with our recognisable bird ratings, so students have a clear guide for progression within a given topic.
Angles
with Maryam
Pythagoras’ Theorem
with Maryam
Sine and cosine
with Maryam
There are multiple Yipiyap tutors for every topic, so students can choose their Yipiyap tutor and explore all of the videos that they have created. Also, students can request a specific topic to be covered, as there is a page dedicated to video requests!
What are prepositions?
with Centime
What are prepositions?
with Sam
What are prepositions?
with Maryam
When would you work on Yipiyap On Demand?
Yipiyap Upgrade tutors work on Yipiyap On Demand content either:
When they have a contracted work day/work hours, but have not yet been assigned a college placement; or
When no learners attend a scheduled Yipiyap Upgrade session
Yipiyap On Demand does not take priority over your tutoring and creating resources for your sessions. That said, you should always use the Tutor Resource Hub on the Tutor Portal when preparing lessons - there’s no sense in re-inventing the wheel if a resource already exists for a given topic, when you could be working on Yipiyap On Demand instead!
Who will support my work on Yipiyap On Demand?
You’ll be working closely with the Yipiyap On Demand Project Coordinator, who will be your main point of contact for all things On Demand. For anything else, your Regional Director is still your first port of call.
You can find out more about the Leadership Team here.
So, how do I get started?
Step-by-step: Creating your Yipiyap On Demand video
Check the Tutor Resource Hub
See if there are any resources already made that can help you plan your lesson - you might be able to adapt or re-use a resource that another Yipiyap has created, and save yourself some time!Plan your video
Once you have been allocated a topic to cover, sit down and plan the structure of your video. You’ll need an introduction, an activity, an explanation, and a summary.
Make sure to avoid using any copyrighted material (e.g. practice questions, exam excerpts, or texts for English) in your video - see the copyright section for more detail.Create your presentation
Then, create your presentation - this will form the visual basis of your video.When creating presentations for On Demand videos, our Maths Yipiyaps use a software called Miro and our English Yipiyaps use Microsoft PowerPoint (or an equivalent, like Google Slides).
As with your video plan, you should never use any copyrighted materials in your presentation, like images or texts.
Send your presentation for review
When you are happy with your presentation, email the content to the Yipiyap On Demand Project Coordinator for review and feedback.
This helps to quality-assure all work before filming begins, which will save you time in the long run - the last thing anyone wants is to have to re-shoot their video over small mistakes like spelling!Revise your presentation
Once you have received the feedback, make any suggested edits.Lights, camera, action!
Then, begin recording as soon as possible within your contracted hours!
How to Structure your Yipiyap On Demand video
Here are some guidelines we encourage our Yipiyaps to follow when creating their Yipiyap On Demand content…
Introduction
Introduce yourself, Yipiyap On Demand and the topic you will be covering. Make it inviting – students may be quite nervous to watch our videos at first.If there are topics that the viewer will need to understand before they can tackle your video, it’s worth setting them out here - for example, you would need to understand BIDMAS before learning to expand brackets, or know what a verb is before learning about subject-verb agreement.
Activity
Always start your videos with an activity on the topic. Encourage the viewer to pause the video and have a go themselves, as this helps engage and stimulate thought! This is an opportunity for learners to test what they already know about the topic - the explanation will follow.After you have revealed the answers, direct the viewer on their next steps - for example:
“If you got all these questions correct, then great job - if you’re feeling happy with this topic, you can move onto another Yipyiap On Demand video. However, if you are still unsure about anything, then don’t worry. I’m here to help, and we can go through this topic together.'“Explanation
This will be the main body of your video - walk the learners through how to approach this topic. It’s always helpful to link this to exam questions, to show how this knowledge will be used.Summary
Finally, conclude your video with a brief recap of what you’ve discussed - this makes a big difference to reinforcing learning and helping it to stick. If this topic naturally leads into another, you can suggest what videos the viewer might like to watch next.
If there’s time, you can also leave the viewer with a final activity to practice their new knowledge.
Overall, your videos should be between 7-10 minutes long!
Before you start…
Before starting work on Yipiyap On Demand, you should wait to be introduced to the programme by the Yipiyap On Demand Project Coordinator - not everybody who works on Yipiyap Upgrade will also be creating video content!
Your first task will be creating a video introducing yourself. This is a good way to test your setup - your workspace, your camera, etc. and help get everything right before you dive in with a full video.
Once your introductory video has been approved, the Yipiyap On Demand Project Coordinator will allocate you your first topic to begin creating a presentation.
What you need to know about copyright
It’s important not to reuse other people’s copyrighted material in your videos - that includes photos and videos, but also things that might surprise you, like books and exam questions.
Don’t worry though - we’re here to make it as simple as possible. The Yipiyap Tutor Portal has a list of royalty-free (i.e. okay to use!) texts that you can base English videos on. Maths videos are usually a little easier - it’s pretty simple to make up your own question inspired by one you’ve found online or in a past paper.
Here’s our list of copyright “do”s and “don’t”s when you’re making Yipiyap On Demand content:
Do:
For any content not sourced from the Tutor Portal, tutors MUST disclose the source of all questions, text extracts, maths equations, pictures, song lyrics or similar text when submitting their video presentation to the Project Coordinator for review. Include the name of the content (e.g. book or website title) and, where applicable, the date of publication and/or a link to the specific source used.
For English videos, you can create texts from scratch using your own ideas or themes, or use texts and similar content sourced from the Yipiyap Tutor Portal.
Type or write all questions or examples yourself directly into your PowerPoint or Miro presentation - so no copying and pasting!
Only use your own voice and video clips created by you or another member of the Yipiyap team when making videos.
Don’t:
Create texts that are closely based on an existing piece of literature in your videos.
Copy-and-paste an excerpt from a text that has not been supplied by or preapproved by Yipiyap.
Copy-and-paste a photograph, scan of a textbook or an exam question directly into your Yipiyap On Demand video.
Copy an exam question word-for-word into your Yipiyap On Demand video.
Make reference to specific exam boards or marking schemes.
Use photographs containing copyrighted images or logos. For example, do not include a photograph containing a can of your favourite fizzy drink or use an image that was made for use by another company.
Tips for creating the perfect video
Don’t forget to…
Plan the structure and the content of your video, before you press record
Make sure that the background behind you is plain and preferably white.
Present yourself in a professional (but still relatable) manner.
Dress appropriately with your Yipiyap pin visible!
Talk to the camera with the same relaxed enthusiasm that you would talk to your students in a tutoring session
Watch Yipiyap alumnus Alex’s Guide to Yipiyap On Demand
Try and avoid…
Going into too much unnecessary detail- your videos should be impactful and full of productive content.
Rushing! Take your time and if you make a mistake, pause, take a deep breath, and say the sentence again- I will just edit it out.
An excess of ‘filler words’ such as ‘Ermmmm!’.
Reading your written plan word for word- to be relatable and engaging as possible you should bullet point your structure but speak to the camera in your own words.
The most important part
Be relaxed, confident but most importantly, be yourself!
You can take a lot of satisfaction this upcoming year, with the knowledge that you are working to help create a bank of resources to help support learner confidence.
Frequently Asked Questions
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1. Download Zoom from zoom.us
2. Create a meeting with only yourself as a participant
3. Press Record
4. Share your screen (make sure your video box doesn’t cover up any titles or wording!)
5. 3… 2… 1… Action!
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There are a few reasons why you may be having trouble with finding the Record button on Zoom. If your computer is a Chromebook then recording yourself on Zoom will not be possible.
However, please don’t worry! There is a recording option on the latest version of PowerPoint that you can use.
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Miro is an easy-to-use online whiteboard, full of various tools and tricks that will support your Maths videos and allow you to create engaging and inspiring videos for students. Before you begin your first presentation, it may be a good idea to download the free Miro app, create an account and spend a few minutes familiarising yourself with the platform. If you have any further questions, don’t hesitate to get in touch!
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If you feel uncomfortable recording videos, then please let us know.
There are many ways you can support and work for Yipiyap On Demand including writing extracts, model answers, creating Miro boards and PowerPoint presentations for other Yipiyaps to use and even peer-reviewing presentations.
There will always be a way to work on Yipiyap On Demand that is just right for you!
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When a video is too large for email, we use a platform called WeTransfer to send and transfer files.
Just Google the website and follow the simple instructions to send the video. If you have completed these steps and are still having trouble sending the video, then please drop the Project Coordinator an email.