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Primary & Nursery School
Yoto School Project
Yoto Project
Reading proficiency is fundamental for academic success, unlocking access to the entire curriculum. We are committed to nurturing a lifelong love of reading from an early age.
Our Yoto project fosters this passion by connecting older and younger students. Older children record engaging stories, creating Yoto cards that accompany physical books. Younger children then enjoy listening and following along in their own copies. We rotate the Yoto players and book sets weekly, ensuring children have the opportunity to participate.
Step 1 - Download the App
You can download the app from the Apple or Google Store.
Once downloaded create a login to set up a family account.
Add the Yoto to the family account by connecting to the wifi through the app.
Step 2 - Record the story
Record your story.
I always create a new playlist and add the one story to it.
Once added to a playlist link the playlist to a card.
Insert into the player and the story will start to play. If you then remove the card you will cause the story to be downloaded to the device.
Then it will work when it isn't connected to wifi
Step 3 Check to see if it has downloaded to the player
In the Yoto App
Click on Settings
Click on the Yoto Device in the My Players section
Check the Audio Download Status
Once it has downloaded it will work on the player when the device isn't connected to Wifi.
Step 4 You can view your playlist on the Yoto Website
Log into the yoto website.
Here you can change the images on your playlists.
You can add more audio or delete playlists.
Make your own own cards
Yoto Make your own cards
We have found it cheaper to make our own cards and this is how we did it.
Bought one pack of orignal make your own cards.
Asked children to record stories.
Make a playlist for each story.
Link a story to the yoto card.
Insert card into yoto player and when the story play take out the card this will initiate the download to the player.
Cheaper Cards
Next by some MIFARE Ultralight® EV1 NFC NXP Contactless Blank Plastic Key Card from Amazon
Tagwriter NXP
Use a free app like Tagwriter NXP
Using an phone with a NFC reader format the blank card in the app (Sometimes this takes two goes)
Next in the app Click the button to read the original yoto card.
Click Write/Edit this content
Click save & Write with the formatted blank MIFARE card.
Clone the Yoto card
Next in the app Click the button to read the original yoto card.
Click Write/Edit this content
Click save & Write with the formatted blank MIFARE card.
The original Yoto card can be used again
We made labels to stick to the cards
We made labels with the book covers on stickers
Children now select the books and the cards to take home with them.
