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

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The trick is to include a “+” to the end of any TinyURL address in order to arrive on a safe TinyURL page that reveals what the initial link was that got reduced. You can then decide if you wish to click through to the location or not.
If you wish to try this with a TinyURL, tinyurl.com/emkns9a8 will lead you to the page for the Practical Ed Tech Virtual Summer Camp, but adding a “+” at the end of that TinyURL will take you to the page where you can see the initial link without clicking it.

Ive tried the “+” technique with a lot of other URL shortening tools and TinyURL is the only one besides Bitly that Ive discovered it to deal with..
Whats the trick?

Last week I composed
The technique is to add “+” to the end of the Bitly URL to see whats behind it without clicking on it. A couple of individuals emailed me to ask if the that worked with other URL shortening services.
TinyURLs..

The trick is to add “+” to the end of the Bitly URL to see whats behind it without clicking on it. A few people emailed me to ask if the that worked with other URL shortening services. If you see it elsewhere, it has actually been used without authorization.

Applications for EducationAs I composed last week, developing great digital citizenship and cyber safety abilities is something that everyone need to be helping our students do. Showing them little pointers like this one to prevent clicking suspicious links is among the manner ins which we can assist our students construct their digital citizenship and cyber safety abilities.