T4LT - Link Shorteners

Creating shorter links is easy with the many link shortening options on the web today. Use these whenever you have a painfully long link to share with students or colleagues. It just makes the web that much nicer. You can also track how many clicks your shortened link receives. Could be some useful data.

Mentioned in this episode:
http://bit.ly
http://tinyurl.com
http://is.gd
http://ow.ly
http://goo.gl

T4LT - QR Codes

QR (Quick Response) codes are a form of bar code that can be scanned with camera-equipped mobile devices (aka smart phones). Instructors are using QR codes to connect the physical print world to the digital world. Let us know if you experiment with QR in your classes. Sites mentioned: http://www.qrstuff.com