Shorten your URL's

WHY would I want to shorten URL's??

1. Posting a long URL in email can cause it to break when sent. The recipient then has to cut and paste it back together.

2. Are you posting something that you don't want people to know what the URL is because it might give away that it's an affiliate link?

3. Make life easier for yourself and your students by shortening the characters typed in for the URL. Less errors, less time!

4. Join one of these services and manage your URL's. Track how often people are clicking on them.

^TinyURL.com

With TinyURL, you can make a smaller URL that will work for any page on your site. You can customize the name of your URL. You do not need an account.

What is 21st Century Education?

http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/What_is_21st_Century_Education.htm

or

http://tinyurl.com/6y7h9d or http://tinyurl.com/21stcenturyed

bit.ly

With bit.ly shorten, share, and manage your URL's. You have to sign up for this site, but it will keep track of the sites you have shortened and show you how many times your shortened links have been clicked on. You can customize the name of your URL.

What is 21st Century Education?

http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/What_is_21st_Century_Education.htm

or

http://bit.ly/c0bYao or http://bit.ly/21stcenturyed

TiNY

TINY will shorten, share, and manage your URL's. You need to create an account with this service. You can customize, but must write the custom name before you shrink your URL.

What is 21st Century Education?

http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/What_is_21st_Century_Education.htm

or

http://tiny.cc/dul2m or http://tiny.cc/21stcenturyed