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

The trick is to include a “+” to the end of any TinyURL address in order to land on a safe TinyURL page that reveals what the original link was that got reduced. You can then choose 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, however including a “+” at the end of that TinyURL will take you to the page where you can see the initial link without clicking on it.

Ive tried the “+” technique with a bunch of other URL shortening tools and TinyURL is the only one besides Bitly that Ive found it to work with..
Whats the technique?

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

Applications for EducationAs I wrote recently, constructing good digital citizenship and cyber safety skills is something that all of us ought to be helping our students do. Revealing them little tips like this one to avoid clicking on suspicious links is among the methods that we can help our students build their digital citizenship and cyber safety skills.

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