The Short Version

The three basic levels of sharing are:

Only visible to you. Posts default to private (you have to actively make a selection to share with someone).

Shared with a group you are a member of. The two options are:

Everyone in the group
Only the members who have a Teacher role

You can generate a url for a post which you can send to anyone you want to share your work with (even if they don't have an Unrulr account).

The Long Version

So you've captured an amazing moment of learning. And now you want to post it. But you want to know:

Who, exactly, will see this amazing work?
How do I control where the post is visible?

Let's break down the three levels of sharing in Unrulr.

Sharing: Private

This is private private. As in, only you can see this. Nobody else in the app, or in the world, will be able to see this without peering over your shoulder at the screen.

If you're in Unrulr in a single group, you'll see a screen like this when you're posting something privately:

And if you're in more than one group, a post is private when it is "Not shared" with any group. We'll let you know if it is with a message at the top of the screen:

Sharing: With a Group

The second level of sharing in Unrulr allows you to choose which groups, and who within a group, can see that delightful post you're building. And we cheated a little here. There are two different sub-levels of sharing within a group:

Teachers only - only users with the role of teacher (see note on role names below) can see your post. Other students will not be able to see the post.
Teachers and Students - both teachers and students (everyone in the group) will be able to see your post.

Important Note: The role names (Teachers, Students), could be different, as those are set by the person or organization creating the group.

When you're in only one group, you'll see 3 options. Pick the one which fits.

When you're in multiple groups, you can choose:

Which group(s) you want to share with
Who you want to share with in each group

For example: you could pick Teachers only in one group, Students & Teachers in another, and not share with your other groups.

Group Sharing Recap

Choose the people you want to share with, within a group:

Teachers only
Teachers and Students

Sharing: Making a Post Public

So you've made an awesome post, you've shared it with a group, and now you want to share it with the world?

Amazing.

We love public exhibitions of learning, and when learners are proud of their work.

In this section we'll talk about two things:

How to make a post public, and how to let other people, who may not have an Unrulr account, view that post.
Common questions around publishing a post.

How to make a post public and share with others

This is actually super easy. For a full breakdown, you can check our article on how to publish posts, but in brief you just:

Tap on the menu in a post header.
Tap the Publish to the Web button

Once you've published a post, we create a link which you can then share with anyone you'd like to see your post! The flow started above leads to the window shown below, and you can then use the copy or the share buttons to share the link out.

Common questions about making a post public

Publishing things to the interwebs can be a little scary, especially when it involves students and learning. Our goal is to help you understand how publishing a post works in Unrulr, so that you can make a better informed decision around when to publish something.

Q: When I publish something, does that mean random people will see it?

Publishing in Unrulr works similarly to Google Docs. When you publish a post, we create a unique URL that is specific to that post. And we don't list that URL anywhere except where we share it with you, the author. That way, you control who can access the post, by deciding who to share it with.

That said, if you do put the link somewhere public, like on a blog or on social media, anyone who can see that link can also see your Unrulr post. And if someone you share it with re-shares it, then that audience will also be able to see your post.

So, once you have a link, remember to think about who you share it with and where you share it.

Q: Do you anonymize public posts?

Yes and no :)

When we publish a post, we change all the names of the commenters to just their initials. So Bob Bobberson becomes BB in the comment sections. But we do not:

Change the name of the author in the header (because that wouldn't make a lot of sense)
Change/blur any people in the images or videos (because this is hard to do!)

So, be careful that when you share, you have permission to share. Especially if any of the images or videos have peers or students in them.