{"id":31662,"date":"2018-06-15T16:21:09","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T23:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=31662"},"modified":"2018-06-15T16:21:09","modified_gmt":"2018-06-15T23:21:09","slug":"becky-stern-content-creator-at-instructables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/becky-stern-content-creator-at-instructables\/","title":{"rendered":"Becky Stern, Content Creator at Instructables"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Becky is a Content Creator at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instructables<\/a>, and part time faculty at New York\u2019s School of Visual Arts Products of Design grad program. Making and sharing are her two biggest passions, and she&#8217;s created hundreds of free online DIY tutorials and videos, mostly about technology and its intersection with crafts.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/458956146&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/cool-tools-show-and-tell\/id605920446?mt=2\">Subscribe to the Cool Tools Show on iTunes<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/feedpress.me\/cooltoolsshow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\u201chttps:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1sA3PgFhwAPZe_5JlF65fTXLJYDKxMDVpCl9NSw42Hz8\/edit?usp=sharing\">Transcript<\/a> | <a href=\u201chttp:\/\/tracking.feedpress.it\/link\/7810\/9464580\/458956146-cool-tools-127-becky-stern.mp3\">Download MP3<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/tag\/cool-tools-show\/\">See all the Cool Tools Show posts on a single page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Show notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2018\/06\/tinkercad-300x211.png\" alt=\"tinkercad\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2018\/06\/tinkercad-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2018\/06\/tinkercad-1024x719.png 1024w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2018\/06\/tinkercad.png 1840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tinkercad.com\/circuits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tinkercad Circuits <\/a><br \/>\nIn addition to its free 3D modeling tools, Tinkercad now has a circuit simulator for prototyping with parts and code. I&#8217;ve been working with the Tinkercad team recently to help create and organize their Arduino curriculum, and I&#8217;m impressed with how useful it is as a teaching tool and how fun and fast it is to &#8220;wire up&#8221; a quick idea. Once you&#8217;re logged in to Tinkercad you can also follow along with <a href=\"http:\/\/autode.sk\/LEDlessons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my interactive lessons<\/a> which guide you through using the editor and learning Arduino at the same time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2018\/06\/parrotteleprompter-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"parrotteleprompter\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2018\/06\/parrotteleprompter-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2018\/06\/parrotteleprompter-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2018\/06\/parrotteleprompter-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2018\/06\/parrotteleprompter.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2JHe2Gv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parrot Teleprompter<\/a> ($98) with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2t6IxLV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bluetooth remote<\/a> ($20)<br \/>\nThis thing attaches to the end of your camera lens and holds a phone running a teleprompter app. I drag my video scripts into a dropbox folder and they are automatically slurped into the Parrot app. The bluetooth remote makes it easy to redo a take or adjust the speed of the playback myself while recording. It dramatically decreases the time it takes to both film and edit scripted tutorial videos.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2018\/06\/ss-o2-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"ss-o2\" width=\"288\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2018\/06\/ss-o2-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2018\/06\/ss-o2-984x1024.jpg 984w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2018\/06\/ss-o2.jpg 1175w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Mum2by\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Silicone-tipped Solder Sucker<\/a> ($24)<br \/>\nWhen I worked at Adafruit, I got to try out and show off new products of theirs all the time. One of my favorite new tools that I still use today is this Japanese solder sucker. I remember struggling to undo big soldering mistakes when I was first learning, melting the tips off the cheap RadioShack solder suckers and burning myself on copper braid. This sucker&#8217;s got a heat-resistant silicone tip that you can press right up against the hot soldering iron tip to get a good seal to slurp the solder once it&#8217;s molten. Also the sounds it makes are very satisfying. It may be more expensive than its alternatives but provides a big boost in performance and luxury handling. In that way it feels like driving a fancy car.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2018\/06\/IFTTT-300x158.png\" alt=\"IFTTT\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2018\/06\/IFTTT-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2018\/06\/IFTTT-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2018\/06\/IFTTT.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ifttt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IFTTT<\/a><br \/>\nMany of my design grad students are able to catapult their single semester of simple Arduino into complex product prototype functionality by integrating IFTTT. I teach folks online how to use it with an ESP8266 microcontroller board and adafruit.io in my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/class\/Internet-of-Things-Class\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free Instructables Internet of Things class<\/a>, but you can also use it with hardware from Particle, littleBits, Raspberry Pi as well as a handful of &#8216;single button&#8217; devices you can find if you scroll through the expanded list of services on IFTTT&#8217;s site.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also mentioned:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/bekathwia\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Becky Stern\u2019s Maker videos on Youtube<\/a><br \/>\nI recently made a leather wallet, a foot pedal shutter remote for my camera, a humidity-controlled storage and dispenser box for 3D printer filament, and a bluetooth device for coaching your knife sharpening angle.<\/p>\n<p><em>We have hired professional editors to help create our weekly podcasts and video reviews. 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