When I upload my learning content to SoftChalk Cloud and make it public, it has a “Creative Commons” logo at the bottom. What does this mean?


When you upload learning content to the public SoftChalk Cloud site, it is automatically assigned a Creative Commons By license. If you do not want to assign a Creative Commons By license, do not make your learning content public - make it personal or no-access. The Creative Commons By license says that you are allowing others to distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. With a Creative Commons license, you keep your copyright.


For more information about why the ccLearn recommends the CC BY license as the preferred licensing choice for open education resources (OER) read their Why CC By? guide.


For more information about Creative Commons, visit the Creative Commons Web site.

For more details on SoftChalk Cloud, please see the FAQ:
How do I get started with SoftChalk Cloud?, the SoftChalk Cloud Guide and the SoftChalk Cloud website.