1) demonstrate you can shorten a URL
2) articulate why it is important? is it important? why are there services that do this? what are the services that do this? which one did you use? link to the service you used
3) relate the activity to the NETS T standards.
Going into this assignment I really did not understand the point of shortening a url. After reading a little excerpt on tiny.cc, I realized there are a few different reasons why you would want to shorten a URL. Shorter is better because people usually type the address in manually. Social interface to the Web relies on email and networking sites. When users recommend web pages to each other, email and bookmarking sites are second only to search engines; so shorter is better. The longer the url, the more likely of it breaking. So, it is important to make the urls shorter if possible, to make them easier for people to get to. Some of the services for this feature are tiny.cc, tinyurl.com, cli.gs, zi.ma, and bit.ly.
As far as the NETS T standards, I believe this activity most demonstrates the third standard of model digital-age work and learning. By shortening urls as a teacher, you are demonstrating you are fluent in technology. It also shows the ability to communicate relevant information and ideas to students, parents, and peers using digital-age media and formats.
Below is an example of how I shortening this long url from my facebook page.
This is the original url: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=194843733899467&set=t
.25810623&type=1&theater
This is the shortened new url using tinyurl.com
http://tinyurl.com/4yh3r76
Pretty handy!
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