{"id":3475,"date":"2017-01-06T08:46:20","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T15:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hesarizona.org\/glendale-charter-school\/?p=3475"},"modified":"2025-05-27T11:03:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T18:03:22","slug":"documenting-family-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hesarizona.org\/glendale-charter-school\/documenting-family-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Documenting Your Family Through the Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There was a time when video cameras were extremely expensive, enormously bulky, and a rarity for the average person. It\u2019s only in the last 10-15 years that photos and video became ubiquitously available to everyone via phones and tablets, and that\u2019s a fortunate and fun development for kids.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>As 2017 begins, families should consider documenting the year ahead with a family journal or diary. Not only is it good for children to watch their recent and rapid development from one month to the next, but years from now, they will appreciate being able to see younger versions of themselves and their loved ones.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nMFBc6AnPaY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" title=\"2009 A family farm year in review, the farm girl\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>You can, of course, just use your phone to record special events or big moments with photos or videos; however, this approach could be fairly random, you may miss a lot of what\u2019s happening in your child\u2019s life, and there\u2019s always the danger that you\u2019ll erase the files or lose your phone.<\/p>\n<p>For a more organized approach to documenting your year in a watchable, customized format, there\u2019s an app for that.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/videopop-premium-video-diary\/id983785004?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VideoPop Premium Video Diary<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Document your life by the day, week, month, or year. Record videos from the app, add music and text, and merge your videos together in chronological order. It\u2019s available for $1.99 from the iTunes store.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/2appstudio.com\/journey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Journey<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>For Android, Windows, Mac, or Chrome, you can organize photos, videos, and text on a calendar, a timeline, or, if your family\u2019s on the move, an atlas. You can easily publish to social media, and store everything safely on synchronized Google Drive cloud storage. Prices start at $4.80, depending on the platform.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re using one of the journaling apps or doing it yourself, make it a habit to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find time each week to video interview your child about things important to them<\/li>\n<li>Let your children interview other family members several times a month<\/li>\n<li>Regularly document daily life around your home<\/li>\n<li>Organize videos and photos every week so you\u2019re not overwhelmed<\/li>\n<li>Be sure files are uploaded to cloud storage like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/drive\/#start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"c-text-underline\">Google<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/icloud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"c-text-underline\">iCloud<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Take as many videos and photos as possible. You can always delete what you don\u2019t want, but you can\u2019t recreate moments once they pass. Remember, too, that the video journal should be fun for everyone, not a chore.<\/p>\n<p>The start of a new year is an ideal time to begin a video journal, so don\u2019t delay. One day, when your children are grown, they\u2014and you\u2014will be happy you took the time to document their childhood and family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There was a time when video cameras were extremely expensive, enormously bulky, and a rarity for the average person. 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