Bitly is an useful URL shortener that Ive used for several years. As a signed up user I can create customized, reduced URLs that people can actually spell. I utilize these whenever I need to share a link to a Canva or Google Slides discussion since the default URLs supplied by those services are incoherent and always long..

Sadly, not all Bitly users are using them for excellent factors. Some people use them to hide dubious links. There is a simple way to rapidly identify whats behind a Bitly URL without really clicking on the link. The technique is to merely add a “+” to the end of any Bitly URL. When you include the “+” the URL will reroute to Bitly instead of to whatever the initial URL was. That will then reveal you the Bitly page on which the shortened URL is hosted and will reveal you what the original link was..
You can attempt this trick with a URL that I just recently reduced. Bit.ly/ THWTAPRIL will lead you directly to a copy of the slides that I used in my current Intro to Teaching History With Technology webinar. Bit.ly/ THWTAPRIL+ will lead you to the Bitly page where you can see my initial discussion URL and see when I produced the shortened URL..
See this brief video to see how you can utilize the “+” technique to discover out whats hidden behind a Bitly link..

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If you want to attempt this with a TinyURL, tinyurl.com/emkns9a8 will lead you to the page for the Practical Ed Tech Virtual Summer Camp, however adding a “+” at the end of that TinyURL will take you to the page where you can see the original link without clicking on it.

Heres a video introduction of how to see whats behind a TinyURL without actually clicking the link.

Bitly is a helpful URL shortener that Ive utilized for many years. There is a simple method to quickly determine whats behind a Bitly URL without actually clicking on the link. The technique is to simply add a “+” to the end of any Bitly URL. When you add the “+” the URL will reroute to Bitly rather of to whatever the original URL was.

As I do every year, Im taking today as a break from publishing brand-new post and will be republishing a few of the most popular posts of the year. Heres one from April.

Applications for Education.
Structure excellent digital citizenship and cyber safety abilities is something that all of us must be assisting our trainees do. Revealing them little tips like this one to avoid clicking on suspicious links is among the manner ins which we can help our trainees build their digital citizenship and cyber safety skills.