91: What Teens Need to Know About Digital Preservation

06/17/24 • 19 min

Rhonda Chadwick is a trained archivist who has written a book called “Secrets from the Stacks: an archivist reveals how to store, digitize, and preserve documents to create a family archive and leave a personal legacy. She has a dual MLIS/Archives Management and MA History degree. She is the owner of a personal history business called LenaSalina Legacy Preservation.

The teenage years contain some of our best times that teens will want to preserve, but also, sometimes tragedy strikes and teens may be in a position to want to save items from a loved one who has left this life too soon.

Save pictures in non-proprietary format such as jpegs and word documents in pdf.
Relying on the cloud for storage can be risky as the data lives on their service.
It’s best to back up everything using 3-2-1: two local options (computer & flash drive) and one off-site service (cloud).
What do to with all the photos on your phone: Keep photos and documents that have enduring stories.
It’s a great practice to go through your saved photos on a regular basis and delete what is not necessary to save.
The digital world is unstable, so printing photos is still a great idea.
Social media, email, and text messages can also be saved

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Email: [email protected]
Website: LenaSalina.com
Information provided by the Library of Congress: https://guides.loc.gov/family-history-for-kids/preservation https://digitalpreservation.gov/personalarchiving/

Save pictures in non-proprietary format such as jpegs and word documents in pdf.
Relying on the cloud for storage can be risky as the data lives on their service.
It’s best to back up everything using 3-2-1: two local options (computer & flash drive) and one off-site service (cloud).
What do to with all the photos on your phone: Keep photos and documents that have enduring stories.
It’s a great practice to go through your saved photos on a regular basis and delete what is not necessary to save.
The digital world is unstable, so printing photos is still a great idea.
Social media, email, and text messages can also be saved

Sponsored by EdGerety.com

Resources

Email: [email protected]
Website: LenaSalina.com
Information provided by the Library of Congress: https://guides.loc.gov/family-history-for-kids/preservation https://digitalpreservation.gov/personalarchiving/

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90: Debt-Free College Without Scholarships!

Jeannie Burlowski is a full-time academic strategist, podcast host, and speaker for students ages 12–26, their parents, and the professionals who serve them—and she is the author of the book LAUNCH: How to Get Your Kids Through College Debt-Free and Into Jobs They Love Afterward. Jeannie helps parents set their kids up to graduate college debt-free, ready to jump directly into careers they excel at and love. Her work has been featured in publications such as The Huffington Post, USA Today, Parents Magazine, and US News and World Report, and on CBS News.

Most commonly known ways to pay for college: government loans, scholarships, and saving $ in advance. There are other options...
Students can get a tuition reimbursement job while they’re in college. Jeannie shares lots of resources.
It’s important for teens to figure out their strengths and interests while they’re in high school so they can begin to think about companies that offer tuition reimbursement.
College is expensive-help your teen be as prepared as possible for what they want to study.
Jeannie’s research indicates that 48% of kids who take an AP class in high school do not end up getting college credit for it.
Real college classes in high school for real college credit: these are called - Dual enrollment and concurrent enrollment. Typically, the state pays for these classes and all of the material and books.
Jeannie shares tips and ideas to help teens create a savings plan that works long-term.

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92: Part 2 - The Transformative Power of Conflict Resolution with Your Teen

Karleen Savage, Conflict resolution expert and certified hostage and crisis negotiator shares the tools that work during an argument with our teens.

As a trailblazer in the realm of parent-teen relationships, Karleen Savage’s insights are not confined to theory, but are forged in the crucible of real-world challenges and triumphs as a parent herself, and from her experience navigating complex conflicts as a crisis negotiator.

As the creator of the Savage Theory of Resolution®, a five-skill model that can be used to resolve any conflict, Karleen knows that peaceful and amicable resolution is possible. Karleen has been featured on MSNBC for her knowledge in hostage negotiation. She holds a Masters in Conflict Resolution & Negotiations, and she is a certified hostage and crisis negotiator. She has been married for more than 30 years and resides in Utah with her family.

Universal skills that experts use to resolve conflict
Curiosity when you and your teen don’t see eye to eye
Attitude-how do you show up in conflict?
Master listening-this is essential and Karleen shares how to master this
Connection
Reframing & phrasing: what are the words we’re using? Are you “holding” in the conversation?
Over-arching philosophies: what do you want for your teen? How do you create that as a possibility in them?
How to create parenting mantras and why it’s important?

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