Related Resources

This page presents additional technology resources from D-Lab, related videos featuring D-Lab instructors, and development indicator statistics resources.

D-Lab Technology Resources

[Please note: this content was obtained from the D-Lab Resources page on December 12, 2011. Users are encouraged to check that page for later updates.]

Learn how to build and use D-Lab technologies! Whether you are working with a community that will greatly benefit from adopting these technologies, or you want to learn new building skills, or you want to set up a workshop to disseminate these innovations, here you will find all the materials that you will need:

Background Notes: Contextual information about the challenges being addressed, history of technology development, and project deployment status.
Build-It Modules: For students to learn basic shop skills while building a practical technology that can be disseminated in the field. Also comes in a version with teaching notes to provide more insight into the technology and guide the teacher/facilitator.
Do-It Modules: For making and disseminating D-Lab innovations. Uses minimal text and simple black & white drawings to facilitate translation, printing, distribution and implementation in the field. To help the documents last longer, we recommend laminating them or using sheet protectors.

Charcoal

These documents describe the tools and processes needed to make charcoal from agricultural waste, which provides a clean-burning, environmentally-friendly alternative to wood charcoal.

Charcoal Background Notes (PDF - 1.3MB)
Charcoal Press Built-It (PDF)
Charcoal Press Build-It (with Teaching Notes) (PDF)
Charcoal Press Do-It (PDF)
Charcoal Process Do-It (PDF - 1.5MB)

Corn Shellers

These documents describe the tools and processes for making a simple hand-held device for removing the dried kernels from an ear of corn. The corn sheller can be either casted in aluminum or made from a sheet of metal.