New options for tweeting to a course
We've just pushed our most-requested feature live: The option to privately tweet (or Facebook update) into a course. Do this by unchecking the checkbox right under the post form.
Previously, messages had automatically gone out as updates to Twitter and Facebook. Of course, sometimes you don't want to tell your Twitter or Facebook friends about your thoughts on the latest literature assignment. We've included this checkbox so you can control who sees your HootCourse tweets. Tweets that aren't posted to Twitter/Facebook are only viewable on hootcourse.com.
Of course, there are drawbacks to privately posting: Your tweets won't be seen by Twitter at all, so they won't be available in hashtag searches.
The checkbox is smart, meaning it will remember the settings of your last post.
URL-protected courses now enjoy more privacy, as the content is only viewable by those who know the URL. Students and teachers can still opt to post to Twitter from a URL-protected course.
You can also see these updates reflected in your mini-clients. The mini-client updates itself, so don't worry about reinstalling.
If you have any questions or comments, please join HootCourse 101 to comment or learn more!
Posted by Rex Riepe
