Ideas to remember with intention
Deep guides on digital memory, family legacy, preservation, privacy and stories linked to real places.
Guides to preserve what matters

Accessibility in geolocated experiences: design for more people
Geolocated experiences allow linking memories, stories, fotografías, audios, documents or messages to a specific place. They can be used to trace a family's history, interpret a neighborhood,…
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How to evaluate a time capsule project in the classroom
A time capsule in the classroom can be much more than a box with drawings, photographs and messages for the future. Well designed, becomes a…
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Scientific capsules to record hypotheses and observe changes
A scientific capsule is a deliberate record of an idea, an observation or a prediction that is kept with enough context to be reviewed later. It can be used…
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How to teach digital literacy through future files
Digital literacy is usually taught with present-day tools: passwords, search engines, social networks, spreadsheets or messaging apps. All of this is necessary, but it can be abstract…
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Local history projects for high schools with verifiable sources
Local history projects in high schools allow students to investigate the recent past with their own questions, verifiable documents and a more conscious relationship with their surroundings.…
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End-of-school-year capsules: planning and useful questions
End-of-school-year capsules allow collecting memories, learnings and small gestures from a stage that ends. They can be a physical box, a digital folder or…
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Memory activities for primary school with privacy and consent
Memory activities in primary school can help students observe their surroundings, organize experiences, listen to others and understand that history is also built…
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How to use time capsules in intergenerational educational projects
Introducción: una cápsula del tiempo como puente entre generaciones Las cápsulas del tiempo pueden convertirse en una herramienta educativa especialmente valiosa cuando reúnen a niñas, niños, adolescentes, personas…
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Cápsulas para museos y centros culturales: participación y contexto
Las cápsulas digitales pueden ayudar a museos y centros culturales a recoger voces, recuerdos, interpretaciones y materiales vinculados a una exposición, un barrio, una colección o un acontecimiento.…
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Memoria colectiva después de una transformación urbana
Una transformación urbana —la renovación de un barrio, la construcción de una infraestructura, a rehabilitation process or the replacement of industrial uses with residential ones—alters buildings, tours,…
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How to collect diverse testimonies without erasing minority voices
How to collect diverse testimonies without erasing minority voices Collecting family, community or institutional testimonies seems like a simple task until an uncomfortable question arises: who decides which stories…
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Community capsules for parties, celebrations and local traditions
Parties, celebrations and local traditions condense an essential part of shared memory: voices, music, tours, recipes, gestures, preparations and ways of gathering that rarely fit…
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