Heres a video overview of how to see whats behind a TinyURL without in fact clicking the link.

Bitly is a handy URL shortener that Ive used for several years. As a signed up user I can create custom, shortened URLs that individuals can actually spell. I utilize these whenever I need to share a link to a Canva or Google Slides presentation due to the fact that the default URLs provided by those services are incoherent and constantly long..

There is an easy method to quickly identify whats behind a Bitly URL without really clicking on the link. The technique is to just add a “+” to the end of any Bitly URL. When you include the “+” the URL will redirect to Bitly instead of to whatever the initial URL was.
You can try this trick with a URL that I just recently shortened. Bit.ly/ THWTAPRIL will lead you directly to a copy of the slides that I utilized in my recent 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 developed the reduced URL..
Enjoy this brief video to see how you can utilize the “+” technique to discover whats concealed behind a Bitly link..

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

If you wish 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 an useful URL shortener that Ive utilized for lots of years. There is an easy way to quickly identify whats behind a Bitly URL without really clicking on the link. The technique is to just include a “+” to the end of any Bitly URL. When you add the “+” the URL will reroute to Bitly instead of to whatever the initial URL was.

Applications for Education.
Building good digital citizenship and cyber safety abilities is something that all of us should be helping our students do. Showing them little pointers like this one to avoid clicking on suspicious links is among the methods that we can help our students develop their digital citizenship and cyber security skills.