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What is Chalkstreet?

ChalkStreet is a platform that connects people who have knowledge with the people who need it.
With ChalkStreet, learn new things and feel accomplished.

Who is ChalkStreet for?

ChalkStreet is for anyone with an inquisitive mind to learn new things. From technology to hobbies to business, ChalkStreet has a plethora of things, which will interest you.

What is a course?

Courses are structured lessons crafted for you made by the best teachers from across the world. You can view the lessons at your own pace and at your convenience.

What is a shot?

Shots are visual lessons created for the Millennials. Shots are snippets of information made for the swipe and tap generation and can be consumed within minutes!

Which device can ChalkStreet be accessed from?

Courses/shots can be accessed from Chrome/Safari/Firefox/Edge
Android App – Minimum SDK version required- Jelly Bean 16
IOS App – Above IOS 9 (Offline/Shots creation is not available in IOS App)
Saving content offline is available in android app and not in IOS app.

My Account

How do I create an account on ChalkStreet?

I can’t remember my password. How do I retrieve/reset my password?

How do I verify my account on ChalkStreet?

How/Where do I find the course(s) I am subscribed to?

How do I create an account on ChalkStreet?

New to ChalkStreet? Just follow these simple steps to Sign up with us:

Step 1: Click on the “Sign Up/Log in” button on the extreme right corner of the header.

Step 2: Next, You can sign up with Email or Facebook or Google+ account.

Step 3: If you sign up with Email, verify your email id by clicking on the verification link sent to your provided email.

That’s it! Your new ChalkStreet account is created! You will be automatically signed in, and you can continue learning to your heart’s content!

I can’t remember my password. How do I retrieve/reset my password?

To retrieve your password, follow these 5 steps:

Step 1: Click on the ‘Sign up/ Log in’ button on the top right corner & click Login button.

Step 2: Click on the ‘Forgot Password?’ text on the bottom right corner of the pop out window.

Step 3: Enter the email ID used at the time of registration in the space provided.

Step 4: Check the ‘I’m not a robot’ CAPTCHA box.

Step 5: Check your Inbox, you would have received a mail from ChalkStreet, with the link to ‘Change Password’. Click on it to change your password and reset it to a new one.

You can use this new password to access your ChalkStreet account.

How do I verify my account on ChalkStreet?

Verification is required only if you create an account using Email. Verify your email id by clicking on the verification link sent to your provided email.

The verification link sent to your inbox has an expiry period. If the link expires, login to ChalkStreet and click on the blue bar to resend the verification email.

How/Where do I find the course(s) I am subscribed to?

Step 1: Login to your ChalkStreet account.

Step 2: Click on the drop down icon on the top right corner (near your profile image) and click ‘My ChalkStreet’

You can find all the courses you have joined at ‘My ChalkStreet’.

Course Subscription

Course Viewing

How/Where do I join a course?

So there’s this course you wish to take up, but can’t figure out how to go about it? Just follow these simple steps to join the course of your choice.

Step 1: Login to your ChalkStreet account. If you are new to ChalkStreet,
then you need to Sign up on ChalkStreet.

Step 2: Search for the course you wish to join in the search bar.

Step 3: Click on “Join Course” button on top right corner.

FREE COURSE
The course will directly get added to your ChalkStreet Account.

PAID COURSE
You will be directed to make the payment. The course will be available immediately post payment completion.

Know more about the available Payment options here.

How can I pay? What are the different modes of making the payment?

There are 3 primary ways of making the payment on ChalkStreet –

I – Through the Billing gateway –
Please use the following options on CC avenue payment gateway
1. International Credit (Visa) Cards –
An amount equivalent to the course price (and the FOREX charges) will be charged.
2. Indian Debit Cards
3. Net Banking
4. Wallets (Paytm/Freecharge etc.)
To know more about the cards and banks valid – please read more on – https://www.ccavenue.com/servicedetails_ccav.jsp

II – Paypal (Except Amexe cards)

You can find all the courses you have joined at ‘My ChalkStreet’.

How do I know that the course is relevant for me?/How can I know more about the course?

To find out about any course, the following elements are available on the course page (the page where information on a course is detailed) would be helpful:

a) About the Course Video: This is the first video you find when you land on the course page. The author generaaly highlights the take-aways from the course and the outcomes of learning the course.

b) About Course: This description will help you in understanding about the course topic, the scope of the course and the benefits you get by subscribing to the course.

d) Curriculum: This gives a detailed section-wise view of the topics covered. It also gives information on the topics covered in each lesson.

e) Free Preview/Demo lessons: Some video lessons in the curriculum are available for preview. This can help you get a first-hand experience of what the course-taking experience would be like.

Not just that, credibility of the author and course reviews will help you decide whether the course is right for you.

If you need more information about any course, feel free to ping us through the online chat widget located at the bottom right of the website on all weekdays from 10am – 6pm. Any queries received post the online hours will be responded to within 24 hours.
Alternatively, you could drop a query at [email protected].

Is there a validity period for the courses I’m subcribed to?

No, there is no validity period for your subscribed courses. You have life-time access to it.

What does self-paced course mean?/When does my course start or finish?/What are the course timings?

Self-paced courses on ChalkStreet are designed to ensure flexibility in learning at one’s own convenience. Once you subscribe for the course you can learn it anytime and from anywhere.

Is this course enough to crack the exam I am preparing for?

Now that was a tricky one!

The course content available on ChalkStreet helps learners with the concepts and in grasping the basics of the subject.
On the other hand, clearing an exam depends on a lot of variables – how well have you prepared, what is the difficulty level of the questions and little bit of your luck too.

So, we can assure you about the quality of the content available on ChalkStreet, and a little effort from your end will take care of the rest.

Can I take up more than one course at a time on ChalkStreet?

You can join any number of courses simultaneously on the ChalkStreet platform. Once subscribed, you have life-time access to each of the courses.

I can’t access the course I had joined. The course was accessible earlier, but not now.

Once you join the course, it gets added to your ChalkStreet account. Make sure that the login type and credentials used to access the course are same as that were used to join the course.

You can find your courses in ‘My ChalkStreet’.

If you have any problem with accessing the course, feel free to contact us.

How many times can I view the current course?/ What is the validity of the course?

Once you register for any course on ChalkStreet, you will get lifetime access to all the lessons of the course.
The lessons can be accessed any time and any number of times.

How/Where can I post my doubts and queries?

You are not learning right if you are not asking questions.
So, when in doubt, discuss it out. Follow these steps to post your queries:

Step 1: Click on ‘My ChalkStreet’ on the drop down found near your profile and select the course you want to post a query/doubt in.

Step 2: Click on the button ‘Have a question?’ present at the bottom of the video.

Step 3: Type your question/doubt and its description in the popup window that appears.

The course author and other learners of the course can then answer your query.

The course video and/or audio does not play. What do I do?

Under the unlikely event that a course video and/or audio does not play, try the following steps till one of them works:

1) Try to use low or medium resolution.

2) Remove browser plugins which try to download videos (like idm, youtube downloader, torrentz etc.)
3) Try using a different browser.
4) Reload the page if loading appears for long. Or press Shift + F5, to refresh on the videos player page of ChalkStreet.

If you still face issues please write to [email protected] with the details of the browser, course and the video you are facing the issue in.

Why are my course videos blurry?

In case the course videos are blurry, try the following steps:

Refresh your webpage. Wait for the course video to load completely in case of slow internet connection.
Toggle with the video resolution. This can be done by clicking on the ‘settings’ button at the bottom right of the video player and set it as per your requirement.

If the problem still persists, please drop in a query at [email protected] with the course name, section name and lecture title or let us know by clicking the report error (flag button)

I have completed my course, but the status doesn’t show the same. What do I do?

If you have recently completed your course, try the following steps to rectify this issue:

Refresh the window.
Sign out and Log in again. Access your course and check the status.

If the problem still persists, drop in a query at [email protected] with the course name.

How is a practice test different from time-based tests? How many times can I take tests?

At ChalkStreet, we have 2 types of test.

1. Practice tests: These are meant for helping you become more proficient with a a topic/concept. You can take the tests any number of times.

2. Time-based tests: Tests can be attempted only once as you get a unique score based on your performance. However, you will get lifetime access to the questions and answers in the test.

Can I download the video lessons and learn offline?

You can download the video lessons only in Android App – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chalkstreet.app&hl;=en. Currently, we do not have the facility in web/iOS App. To download videos in Android app, follow the following steps:

Step 1: Go the course you want to download the lessons and click on the download icon placed on the top right corner.

Step 2: Select the resolution you want to download. Note: High resolution videos comparitive;y take more space on your phone.

Step 3: Select the video lessons you want to download and click ‘Save Offline’. Your video lessons will get downloaded and you can learn without the internet. Do not worry if you lose internet connection while the lessons are being downloaded. The download will automatically resume once the internet connection is available.

Step 4: To delete the downloaded lessons, click delete option and select the videos you want to delete.

If I have taken a course on the website, can I also access it on other devices (Tab/Smartphone)?

Yes, courses on ChalkStreet are available on all devices. You can access the course you have subscribed to by logging into your account through your smartphones/tabs.

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Course Certificates

Do all the courses have certificate provided? What certificate do I get?

How do I get the ChalkStreet Certificate of Completion?

How do I get the ChalkStreet Certificate of Merit?

I watched all the videos of the course, but still did not get my certificate.

What are the details mentioned on the ChalkStreet course completion certificate?

Do all the courses have certificate provided? What certificate do I get?

The certificate is provided only for selected courses on ChalkStreet. To know if a course has certificate, check for certificate symbol in the course page (page which gives course details). Note: The certificate is provided by ChalkStreet and not by any institute/university.

There are 2 types of certicates provided at ChalkStreet.

1. Certificate of Completion: Certificate of completion is provided upon at least 80% completion of the course. Click here to know more.

2. Certificate of Merit: Certificate of merit is provided after you take up an evaluation test. If the score atleast than 50% of the maximum mark for the test, you will receive a certificate of merit. Click here to know more.

How do I get the ChalkStreet Certificate of Completion?

Upon at least 80% completion of the course, the ‘get certificate’ section is enabled in the course (at the bottom of learn page).

Click on this section and provide the necessary details. You will receive an email to your ChalkStreet registered email id with the link to course completion certificate.
You can access it with the link or download it as a pdf.

How do I get the ChalkStreet Certificate of Merit?

Upon at least 80% completion of the course, the evaluation test is enabled in the course (at the bottom of learn page).

1. To clear the test and receive the certificate, you need to score more than 50% of the maximum marks for the test. To receive a certificate of distinction, you need to score more than 75% of the maximum marks for the test.
2. If you fail to clear the certificate test in your first attempt, you will receive a second and final attempt at the certificate test. If you fail the second attempt there will not be any further attempts provided, and requests for the same will strictly not be entertained.
3. On successfully clearing the test, you will receive a link to your certificate. This certificate is downloadable and can also be shared on your LinkedIn profile.

I watched all the videos of the course, but still did not get my certificate.

Make sure that you watch the videos completely for it to be considered as complete. Only when at least 80% of the course content is marked as complete, will the ‘get certificate’ section get enabled for certificate of completion and the test for Certificate of Merit.

What are the details mentioned on the ChalkStreet course completion certificate?

The certificate contains the following information –
The learner’s name
The course name
The author’s name
The date of course completion
The link to the syllabus of the course completed
The picture of the learner(if available)
The certificate can also be downloaded as a pdf.

You can add the certificate to your LinkedIn Profile/Resume.

Chalkstreet Cash

What is ChalkStreet Cash?

How can I grow my ChalkStreet cash?

Does it sync on both Website and Mobile App?

What is ChalkStreet Cash?

ChalkStreet cash can be considered as a currency that can be applied in ChalkStreet app or website while making payment to join a course. On applying ChalkStreet cash an equivalent amount will be deducted from the course price payable (upto 50% of the course fee).

Example if you have ChalkStreet cash = 50
You wish to join a course worth 500.
If you apply ChalkStreet cash while making the payment, you will have to make a net payment of 450 only.

How do I earn ChalkStreet Cash?

1. The ChalkStreet cash increases with the time you spend learning ChalkStreet (app or website)
2. The ChalkStreet cash can also be accrued with ‘invite and earn’. Just share your referral link to your friends for them to join ChalkStreet and get rewarded.Click here to know more about “Invite and Earn”

How can I grow my ChalkStreet cash?

1. The ChalkStreet cash increases with the time you spend learning ChalkStreet (app or website)

2. The ChalkStreet cash can also be accrued with ‘invite and earn’. Just share your referral link to your friends for them to join ChalkStreet and get rewarded.

Does it sync on both Website and Mobile App?

Yes, ChalkStreet Cash sync both with Website and Mobile App.

Course Purchase

How do I pay for a course?

How can I pay? What are the different modes of making the payment?

Can I check if the course I paid for is successful?

If I take up the course when it is offered for free, will I have to pay if it converts into a paid course later?

Can I make payments in different currency?

Where can I get my billing receipts?

Where can I apply the coupon code?

The coupon applied doesn’t work. What do I do?

I enrolled for a wrong course, can I swap it with some other course?

Course Refund

How can I get a Refund?

How do I pay for a course?

Courses on ChalkStreet come at affordable prices (sometimes as affordable as free).

To subscribe to a paid course, follow these simple steps:

Step 1: Login and Search for the course you wish to join

Step 2: Click on the ‘Join Course’ button.

Step 3: Choose the ‘Pay Now’ option to pay via Net Banking/Cards (Credit or Debit)/Online Wallets. Choose the Paypal option if you have an account in Paypal.

The course will be available immediately post payment completion in ‘My ChalkStreet’.

How can I pay? What are the different modes of making the payment?

There are 3 primary ways of making the payment on ChalkStreet –

I – Through the Billing gateway –
Please use the following options on CC avenue payment gateway
1. International Credit (Visa) Cards –
An amount equivalent to the course price (and the FOREX charges) will be charged.
2. Indian Debit Cards
3. Net Banking
4. Wallets (Paytm/Freecharge etc.)
To know more about the cards and banks valid – please read more on – https://www.ccavenue.com/servicedetails_ccav.jsp

II – Paypal (Except Amexe cards)

Can I check if the course I paid for is successful?

You can check your payment status here.
Enter the registered email ID and order ID. You can get order ID from the invoice sent to your billing Email address.

If I take up the course when it is offered for free, will I have to pay if it converts into a paid course later?

Once the course has been subscribed for, no payment/additional payments needs to be done at a later stage.

Can I make payments in different currency?

Our Payment Gateway – CC Avenue allows you to complete the transaction in any currency.
Note: FOREX charges apply on each non-INR currency transaction.

You can also use Paypal (Except Amexe cards) for payments in different currencies.

Where can I get my billing receipts?

The payment invoice will be mailed to you on your billing email address provided during the payment.

Where can I apply the coupon code?

If you have a coupon to redeem, then enter the coupon code in the space provided (as shown below) and click on the ‘Apply’ button.

Note: Applying coupon code is optional.

If you do not have a coupon, then you can proceed to click on the ‘Pay Now’ button. This will take you to the secure Payment Gateway and proceed with completing your transaction.

The coupon applied doesn’t work. What do I do?

The coupons are offered during offers and promotions. If it doesn’t work, then it is most likely to have expired.

I enrolled for a wrong course, can I swap it with some other course?

Once the payment for a specific course is complete, it cannot be swapped with any other course. You need to subscribe for the new course separately.

How can I get a Refund?

We always strive to ensure that our users have a seamless and transparent experience while they discover, assess, and purchase our courses.
However, if you want a refund of the course fee owing to rare technical issues, we offer refunds as governed by our Refund policy.

Refer & Earn

What is ChalkStreet Cash?

How do I invite/refer ChalkStreet to my friends?

What benefits/rewards do I get when I refer a friend to join ChalkStreet?

I referred a friend, but did not get my ChalkStreet cash reward.

Where can I check if my friends have joined ChalkStreet using my referral link?

How do I invite/refer ChalkStreet to my friends?

On ChalkStreet website –

Step 1 – Click on your profile icon(top right corner)

Step 2 – Choose the ‘Refer & Earn’ option in the drop down menu

Step 3 – Choose the platform/channel (Whatsapp/Facebook/Twitter/LinkedIn/Gmail) on which you wish to share your referral link/referral code with your friends

On ChalkStreet app –

Step 1 – Click on the left menu

Step 2- Click on the ‘Invite & Earn’ option

Step 3 – Choose the platform/channel (Whatsapp/Facebook/Twitter/LinkedIn/Gmail) on which you wish to share your referral link/referral code with your friends

What benefits/rewards do I get when I refer a friend to join ChalkStreet?

Invite a friend to join ChalkStreet, and get rewarded –
Your friend gets 25% discount on first paid course they join on ChalkStreet.
You get a reward of 200 ChalkStreet cash once your friend joins his/her first paid course.

I referred a friend, but did not get my ChalkStreet cash reward.

The ChalkStreet cash reward gets updated within 24 hours of the first payment made by your friend to join a course on ChalkStreet.

Where can I check if my friends have joined ChalkStreet using my referral link?

On ChalkStreet website

Step 1 – Click on your profile icon(top right corner)

Step 2 – Choose the ‘Refer & Earn’ option in the drop down menu

Step 3 – The right side panes shows the list of people who used you referral code/link

On ChalkStreet App

Step 1 – Click on the left menu

Step 2 – Click on the last option – ‘Who use my code’

Course Building

How do I create an account on ChalkStreet?

How long does it take a create a course?

How do I add lessons for my course?

How to add learning content to my course?

How to establish myself as a credible author?

I am unable to link videos from my library to specific sections in the course. What to do?

Can I certify students?

How do I create a course on ChalkStreet?

This is quite simple, really!
When you hit the ‘Create Course’ button, you are directed to the ‘Course Creation’ page.

Step 1: Enter course name

Then, add a short description.
Put some thought into this; make it precise and punchy. This is one of the first things a learner looks at. So make sure to create a good first impression!

Step 2: Upload a promo video

You can do this laptop/PC by clicking on the Upload promo video button.
Upload it in the mp4 format only.
A thumbnail is the image that a learner sees before the promo video is played. This image can be uploaded using the upload thumbnail button provided.
The expected dimension of this image is 1280X720 pixels. Use JPG format to upload an image

Step 3: Set a price for your course

Set the list price and the selling price. It is good to provide a discount for the course. For example, if you want to sell your course for INR 299, you can put the list price as INR 399 and show the price as a discounted price. Such small steps have the power to persuade learners to buy your course and also stay on alert for your future courses. After setting the price, you can click on set price to save the changes made.

Step 4: Choose your channel

A channel is nothing but the category under which your course falls. For example, if you are planning to teach basic Python programming, Technology would be the channel.
A topic can be picked depending on the channel you pick.

How long does it take a create a course?

On an average, it takes about anywhere between 15-20 days to create and publish a 2-hour course. Make sure you spend at least 1 hour everyday to do that.

How do I add lessons for my course?

Once you have entered all the course details, it is time to dive right in! In this section, we will learn how to structure your course, and create a curriculum.

Step 1: Adding sections

Do remember, course creation is not a 5-minute job. We know it takes time. Think through how you want to teach the course, write down the topics that come to your mind. Arrange them in a logical order. Then proceed to add sections. You can always add more sections if you need to.
Scroll down from the ‘Channel’ section in the course creation page. Click on ‘Add new section’ button. Sections are broad topics that you choose to cover in the course.

A section comprises of lessons. Once a section is added, you can add any number of lessons you need using the ‘Add Lesson’ button.

How to add learning content to my course?

This article is relevant to you if you have
Figured out what to teach (ie, defined sections and lessons)
Shot videos for all the lessons.
Have all accompanying PDFs, ppts ready.

That said, there are a couple of ways you can add videos:

Here’s the first one:

Select the lesson under a section, for which a video needs to be uploaded.
Then, a popup appears on the right-hand side of the screen.
Select the ‘Add Video’ option to select and upload a video from your PC to the selected sub-section.

Here’s the second method:

Add all the videos from your computer to the library in one go. You can do this with ‘Add videos to library’ button provided on top of the course creation page.
See below:

You can upload the files by selecting ‘Upload file’ button after opening the library. Once done, you can link videos to specific sub-sections. You can also separate the linked videos from ‘Not linked’ videos using the options provided in the right side.

The advantage of using this is: all the videos are uploaded at once and they can be mapped to the different sections and subsections. Saves you time and energy!

Step 3: Adding documents, tests

Look at Step 1. Remember the box that appears at the right hand side of the screen when you select a section?
Good. Now, you can use the same method to add PDFs for reading. Remember this section accepts only PDFs.
Similarly, once you select a particular section, you can add tests by selecting the ‘Add Test’ option. The instructions to follow for creating a test have been clearly specified in that section to make things easier for you.

Step 4: Adding references to each sub-section

References are documents or videos that complement your video. You can add word documents, Powerpoint presentations, zip files and more here.
These can be added to every subsection in the course if needed.
For example, if it is a programming course and you want to share all the source code files in the form of a zip file, you can attach this by selecting the ‘Add Reference’ option.

Once opened, you can pick the reference file you need to add by selecting the ‘Upload file’ button. Provide a suitable name for the same.

How to establish myself as a credible author?

Step 1: Talk about yourself

After you have added all documents, reference files and tests in the course creation page, fill the ‘Author details’ section provided at the bottom of the screen.
Here, give us your designation and qualification and tell us a little something about yourself and your accomplishments.
Be clear and precise.
Bring out the best in you in about 100 words. This is to establish your credibility to the learner

Step 2: Add a course card

A course card is the first image that the student will look at while buying your course. Make sure this is an eye-catcher.
Add a course card by choosing the ‘Upload’ button on the right hand side of the screen. This shows a space for an image with an expected dimension of 269X174 pixels. Upload the image

Step 3: Final check

To ensure that there are no missing links in your course, we have provided you with a checklist below:
Hover over the titles next to the checkboxes to know what has be done to satisfy that particular criteria. You will see a green checkmark on all boxes if you have done all the processes correctly. Save all changes made. There is an auto-save feature but we advise you do it manually after you finishing the entire process.
Click on ‘Submit for review’.

That’s it! This completes the process from your end and we will get back to you with a detailed review after 5 business days.
Your online teaching journey, my friend, has begun!!

I am unable to link videos from my library to specific sections in the course. What to do?

Option 1: Log out and log in and try again.

Option 2: Save the content and refresh the page.

Option 3: Click on the respective sub-section and add the video from library (by clicking on the “Add videos from library” button, which you can find on the right of the respective sub-section).

Can I certify students?

Sure. Chalkstreet gives you an option to certify your students after they complete a particular percentage of course content.
If you wish to add a certificate to the course, you can email us at [email protected], and we will take it from there.

The certificate will look like this:

Payment

When do I get paid?

How do I get paid?

How much do I price my course?

How much does tax eat into my ChalkStreet earnings?

What are the other factors that will affect my revenue?

What is the revenue share between me and ChalkStreet?

When do I get paid?

ChalkStreet authors are paid every month, with a 45 day lag.

What this means:

If you register as an instructor on the platform on May 9, the revenue earned for all of May (May 9-May 31), will be credited to you 45 days later, ie, on the July 15.
Payment for the month of June, will be credited on August 15.
Payment for the month of July, on September 15.. and so on.

That’s what we mean by a 45-day lag.

How do I get paid?

If you are a newly registered author from India, our team will reach out to you for your bank details to transfer money through NEFT on the 30th day of the month.
No Paypal payments are allowed for authors who reside in India.

International payments are made through Paypal. They follow the same timelines as above.

How much do I price my course?

We leave it to you to decide. In case you are unsure, we will recommend a price range that is proven to work best for the type of course.

How much does tax eat into my ChalkStreet earnings?

The selling price of your course includes:
A service tax of 14%
A Swachh Bharat Cess of 0.5%
Krishi Kalyan Cess of 0.5%
TDS of 10% if your payment exceeds Rs 30,000 per year

If you have an Indian Service Tax Number, you can inform the company and quote it on your invoice to claim Service Tax credit.
In case of Non-Indian Authors, TDS is as per the DTAA (Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement) between India and the country of your residence.
Default TDS rate for non-Indian authors is 10%. TDS is deducted from the Gross Payable Amount to arrive at the Net Payable Amount.

The amount that is arrived at after all the calculations above, will be shared between you and ChalkStreet.

What are the other factors that will affect my revenue?

When users purchase a course online, they make use of an online payment gateway, which charges a fee. Such charges vary from one gateway to the next.

These charges would be deducted from the Sale Price while arriving at your revenue.

For payments made via Credit Cards or NetBanking, gateway charges of 3% of the selling price would be deducted.
For payments made via PayPal, 5% charge plus a fixed charge per transaction as per their policy (currently Rs 20) would be deducted.
In case of sales in the Mobile Application (ChalkStreet App), the actual amount charged as fees by Apple or Google for sales in their respective Playstores would be deducted.

What is the revenue share between me and ChalkStreet?

Your revenue from a course is dependant on how a student subscribes to your course:

Case 1:

Scenario 1a:
For every course that you make, you will be provided with a referral link. You can distribute this link through your social and professional circles and boost enrollment. If a student subscribes to this course with this link, you earn 100% of the course price (this is the Sale Price minus the Service Tax, any Affiliate Commission or Advertising Costs, and Payment Gateway charges).

Scenario 1b:
If the student comes and subscribes your course directly from the website or other ChalkStreet’s promoted links, you earn 50% of course fee and ChalkStreet makes the remaining 50% (this is the Sale Price minus the Service Tax, any Affiliate Commission or Advertising Costs, and Payment Gateway charges).

Case 2:

Scenario 2a:
If you avail the company’s course-creation services (professional multimedia production, instructional design inputs, and post-production for a course), and a student comes subscribes to the course through your referral link, then you take home 80% of the sale price (this is the Sale Price minus the Service Tax, any Affiliate Commission or Advertising Costs, and Payment Gateway charges) and ChalkStreet gets 20%.

Scenario 2b:
If you avail the company’s course-creation services, and a student subscribes to your course through ChalkStreet’s promoted links, then you earn 30% of the sale price of the course (this is the Sale Price minus the Service Tax, any Affiliate Commission or Advertising Costs, and Payment Gateway charges), with the remaining 70% going to ChalkStreet.

Case 3:

Scenario 3a:
In case you avail video upload and course content writing services, and your students lands on the course through ChalkStreet’s promoted links, then you earn 40% of the sale price (this is the Sale Price minus the Service Tax, any Affiliate Commission or Advertising Costs, and Payment Gateway charges), while ChalkStreet earns 60% of it.

Scenario 3b:
In case you avail video upload and course content writing services, and your students lands on the course through your referral link, you earn 90% of the sale price (this is the Sale Price minus the Service Tax, any Affiliate Commission or Advertising Costs, and Payment Gateway charges), while ChalkStreet earns remaining 10%.

Only one case out of 3 will be applicable to your course. It is course-wise and not instructor wise. So if your first course is under Case 2, your second course can be under Case 1 depending whether the services required by you or not.

Course Quality

What do I need to know before I shoot the video?

What are the best equipment and tools for online teaching?

How we review your test video?

What do I need to know before I shoot the video?

Let us bust some myths here. You do not need fancy equipment to teach online.

Make sure you cross these off your list before shooting a video.

Audio – use a quality microphone and make sure your audio is clear, crisp, and audible. Remember that 2/3rds of good video is good audio. If you are going to invest in equipment, buy a quality microphone before going for a quality camera.

Video – shoot in high-resolution mode of 720p or HD mode (most modern smartphones and digital cameras can record in 720p). This 720 format has a resolution of 1280×720 pixels and/or an aspect ratio of 16:9.

Lighting – keep it bright and balanced. When it comes to lighting, the brighter the better. Having a video with extra lights is better than shooting a video that lacks appropriate lighting.

Framing – have a clean background and frame your objects in easy view. For portrait style video, have the objects well lit with a contrasting background (bright or dark).

Video Length – your videos must not be longer than 20 minutes. Most video lectures fall within the 5-10 minute mark (the exact duration will vary based on your content).

Type – Use only .mp4 format. Use widescreen 16:9 ratio to accompany the 720p video recording. These options are already on your smartphone.

Engagement – Imagine the camera is your student. Look at your student and explain the video.

What are the best equipment and tools for online teaching?

Choosing the right tools and equipment, can help you reap long term benefits. They bring in consistency across your videos, help you record videos faster and also helps you fast track new course launches.
Here are some suggestions from our end:

Video
Before going ahead and buying any equipment, try to shoot the video with your smartphone as most of the phones these days come with 720p video recording capability.
A DSLR or a flip camera also works.
Webcams may work, if you are convinced that they can take high quality videos.

Audio
Before you purchase any equipment for audio recording, try using your earphone if it has an inbuilt microphone.
USB Microphones can connect directly to your computer. Consider the Blue Yeti mic or Blue Snowball.
Lavalier or lapel mics can be clipped onto your clothing. Recommended brand: RODE Smartlav+ lapel mic.
Screen Recording Software
Screen recording software helps you explain as you speak. It’s the online version of a blackboard teaching. Here is a list of most popular software you can download.
Camtasia Studio (Premium) – Windows or MAC – Easy zooms and pan, most popular tool with instructors.
Screenflow ($99) MAC only- Popular with many instructors on MACs
CamStudio (free) – Windows only – Open source, includes Webcam integration
Debut Video Capture (Free or Premium) – MAC or Windows
Front Cam (Premium) – Windows
Ice Cream Screen Recorder(Free) – Windows only
Microsoft Expression (Free) – Windows only
Screenr (Free or Premium) – MAC or Windows
Quicktime (Free) – MAC
Jing (Free) – MAC or Windows
Screencast-o-matic (Free) – Windows

Tutorials for each of these software are available on YouTube. Do check it out.

Lighting
Make sure all of your talking head videos are well lit. The best and free light resource available is sunlight. Try to ensure that you are sitting right in front of the window so that you get maximum exposure to sunlight.

Presentation
There are several ways you can create a presentation. Consider using PowerPoint or Keynote.
Make sure you do a quick free trial for any of the recording software applications and see if it does what you are looking to achieve when teaching via video for your online course. Think about what your course goals are for a particular lesson, then decide how you want to teach. If you map out the educational experience first, it will be easier to know which tools you would need to record.

How we review your test video?

Chalkstreet analyses your test video on five parameters:
Audio, Video, Delivery, Pace, and Presentation.

Audio: This is one of the most important factors. We check for the presence of background noises in the recording. They generally come into the picture when there are external disturbances present in the recording environment (e.g. Traffic). Faulty use of the recording equipment is also one of the factors where background noise creeps in. Make sure your audio is clear and audible.

Video: We expect a High Definition quality when it comes to the video. The expected video quality is 720p. The file format for the video has to be mp4 and not any other format.

Delivery: The quality of the content delivery plays a vital role in keeping the learner engaged throughout the video. Take care to ensure that the content is clear and to the point. Whatever is being tried to convey should be told in a clear way that the learner grasps whatever is being taught in the course.
Things like ‘ums’ and ‘ahs’ which generally come up when someone is not confident or is hesitant about what they are talking might damage the credibility of the content you are providing. Try and keep the ahs to a bare minimum.

Pace: The pace with which the video is being presented should be constant. It should neither be too fast nor too slow. Maintaining a slow pace might result in the learner losing interest and going too fast makes it hard for the learner to understand you. Maintaining a moderate pace Also ensure that there are no long pauses in the video.

Presentation: We want the video to be as natural as possible. Online courses need that personal touch to keep the learners invested until the end of the course. Talking in a conversational tone will help add to this. Also the curriculum and the content needs to be properly conveyed. A step by step approach can be followed when delivering the content. Minimal background disturbances should be there.
For example, a talking head should not have anything in the background which diverts the attention from the speaker. In the case of a screencasting video, there should be no icons or message pop-ups which may distract the learner.

General

How can I get get my affliate link?

I need to discount coupons for my course. What to do?

What is the difference between offering a discount and and offering coupons?

My ‘Instructor Dashboard’ is not showing any courses. What do I do?

What is Chalkstreet Cash?

How can I get get my affliate link?

Go to Instructor Dashboard -> Find your course in the Course Tab -> Click on More Options -> Click on Get affiliate link. Copy the link and share it.

I need to discount coupons for my course. What to do?

That’s simple! Just write to [email protected] with the following in the body of the email:

Course Name:
No. of coupons:
Discount on the Course:
Time limit for the Usage:

What is the difference between offering a discount and and offering coupons?

The difference in the two lies in what the students sees on the Chalkstreet platform. Let’s assume you have a course on our platform for Rs 699.

Discount of 50% – means the course page will show an MRP of Rs.699 but the selling price will be Rs.349. This means the learners do not apply coupons to purchase the course for Rs.349.

Coupon of 50% – means a separate coupon will be generated and given to you. Hence, the course page will have a MRP of Rs. 699. Only those learners with whom you share the coupon code, will apply the coupon at the time of checkout and avail the course for Rs.349.

My ‘Instructor Dashboard’ is not showing any courses. What do I do?

Log out and log in and try again.
Clear your browser cache and try again.
If it still does not work, not to worry.
Take a screenshot of the page and write to us at [email protected]

What is Chalkstreet Cash?

ChalkStreet Cash is a virtual currency which can be earned and used in the ChalkStreet universe. It is much like real money in that its value is equivalent to the real rupee value at which the courses are priced.
A user earns ChalkStreet Cash based on the amount of time spent learning on Chalkstreet.

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