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title: 337 – DIY Smackdown
description: "WELSTech viewers will enjoy this week’s inaugural do-it-yourself challenge as Martin and Sallie share their homemade smartphone stands and vie for points in all sorts of imagined DIY-er categories. To balance out the intense competition, Laura Harstad from Kingdom Workers shares the joys of being a mission volunteer. The discussion: Winner! Winner! – Build your […]"
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# [337 – DIY Smackdown](https://welstech.wels.org/2014/04/15/337-diy-smackdown)

 Written by [Sallie Draper](https://welstech.wels.org/author/sallie-draper) | Apr 15, 2014 8:25:20 PM

WELSTech viewers will enjoy this week’s inaugural do-it-yourself challenge as Martin and Sallie share their homemade smartphone stands and vie for points in all sorts of imagined DIY-er categories. To balance out the intense competition, Laura Harstad from Kingdom Workers shares the joys of being a mission volunteer.

[https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Episode_337.mp3](https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Episode_337.mp3)

Podcast: [Download](https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Episode_337.mp3) (Duration: 55:44 — 25.5MB)

### The discussion:

Winner! Winner! – Build your own smartphone stand with ideas from today’s WELSTech. Martin shares a quick and easy technique for folding a plastic card. He even goes all out and makes an engraved version. Sallie demos a stand made from cardboard and a little fancy cutting. And if that wasn’t enough DIY goodness for one show, Sallie shares a bonus project that every Catechism instructor could make use of … the Win-O-Rama 3000!

- [Gift Card Smartphone Stand](http://www.cnet.com/pictures/six-free-do-it-yourself-smartphone-stands-pictures/4/)
- [Cardboard Phone Dock (PDF)](http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/cardboard-iphone-dock.pdf) – [Overview Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXCA8SM9nS4)
- [Silhouette Cameo](http://www.silhouetteamerica.com/)
- [Arduino Uno](http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardUno)

### The interview:

Kingdom Workers – Laura Harstad, International Volunteer Coordinator and Project Developer for Kingdom Workers, chats with Martin and Sallie about the volunteer cycle and how technology assists throughout the entire process.

- [KingdomWorkers.com](http://www.kingdomworkers.com/)
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Get social with Kingdom Workers: 
    - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/welskingdomworkers)
    - Vimeo
    - [Flickr](https://www.flickr.com/photos/kingdomworkers/)

### Tech tips:

- [E-mail stuff to OneNote](http://blogs.office.com/2014/03/17/email-your-notes-into-onenote-with-meonenote-com/)
- Safari Reader in iOS 7 – Clutter free reading on the iPhone

### Picks of the week:

- [Kanban Overview](http://leankit.com/kanban/what-is-kanban/) – [Lino](http://en.linoit.com/)
- [Canon Pixma MX 922](http://www.amazon.com/Canon-MX922-Wireless-Printer-Scanner/dp/B00AVWKUJS)

### Of interest:

- Registration is officially open for summer FinalWeb training with Martin and Sallie at the Center for Mission and Ministry, July 29 – August 1. Learn more and sign up at [bit.ly/fwtraininginfo](http://bit.ly/fwtraininginfo).
- Join Martin and Sallie on June 3 at Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School for the “Tech and Teach” teacher in-service event – [Learn more and register](https://sites.google.com/site/kmltechandteach/)

### Community feedback:

- [CreationSwap](http://www.creationswap.com/)
- [avast! Free for EDU](https://www.avast.com/en-us/education)
- [The Gamification of Education](http://www.pinterest.com/pin/209206345164919578/)
- [12 Roles for Google Drive in the Classroom](http://www.pinterest.com/pin/209206345164902982/)

### Coming up on WELSTech:

Episode 338 – Tune in for a discussion of the dark side of the internet and ways to protect yourself, your church and your school, with special guest Jas Lonnquist. (Broadcast date – 04/22/14)

### Music download:

This week enjoy a free Good Friday music download from WELS artist **Michael Schroeder** ([www.michaelschroeder.com](http://www.michaelschroeder.com/) and on [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/pages/Michael-Schroeder/220398578393?ref=ts)) – ***The Nails***

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