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There is an easy way to quickly determine whats behind a Bitly URL without in fact clicking on the link. The trick is to simply include a “+” to the end of any Bitly URL. When you include the “+” the URL will reroute to Bitly rather of to whatever the original URL was.
You can attempt this trick with a URL that I recently shortened. Bit.ly/ THWTAPRIL will lead you straight to a copy of the slides that I utilized 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 presentation URL and see when I created the shortened URL..
Enjoy this short video to see how you can use the “+” trick to discover whats hidden behind a Bitly link..

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

Bitly is a handy URL shortener that Ive utilized for lots of years. There is a simple way to quickly determine whats behind a Bitly URL without really clicking on the link. The trick is to just add a “+” to the end of any Bitly URL. When you include the “+” the URL will redirect to Bitly rather of to whatever the original URL was.

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

Bitly is a convenient URL shortener that Ive used for numerous years. As a signed up user I can develop custom-made, reduced URLs that individuals can actually spell. I utilize these whenever I need to share a link to a Canva or Google Slides discussion due to the fact that the default URLs supplied by those services are always long and incoherent..

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

Applications for Education.
Structure good digital citizenship and cyber safety abilities is something that all of us must be assisting our students do. Showing them little tips like this one to prevent clicking suspicious links is one of the manner ins which we can assist our students construct their digital citizenship and cyber safety skills.