Digital Threat Assessment One-Day Training

A thorough understanding of current social media platforms being used

The reality of current school digital baselines across communities addressing region specific issues
Current trends of youth behaviour online and the risks associated with this use
How to find a young person across multiple social media apps and sites
How to use various open source tools to assist in data collection (e.g. Twitter and Instagram analytic tools)
How to obtain user information from social media companies in response to school safety issues

The data collection process

Training your brain to see past the noise and overwhelming amount of social media content, and focusing on relevant findings
How to accurately keep specific social media notes on what you find and how you found it
Screen capturing and documenting open source social media to preserve for school data collection / evidentiary requirements for police

Establishing a social media baseline for your school, community & individual of interest

Location specific social media searches (GPS coordinate searching) – Showing how to draw a geo fence over your school and monitoring the digital heartbeat of your community

How to use geolocational searching to your advantage in identifying potential school safety concerns and student mental health concerns
Boolean keyword search operators
Facebook data baselines

Tools for emergency management: Social media data collection in critical time periods

Where to start looking to find as much relevant content as possible before it disappears. For example – a bomb threat, school lockdown, grad events preparation
Working with Law enforcement in contacting social media companies to obtain critical exigent (i.e. life/death) circumstances.
Assessing validity and veracity of online and social data.
Dealing with the timely response to online threat-related behaviours and anonymous threats using anonymous apps and proxy servers

Procedural recommendations for law enforcement and senior school administration in their use of social media

Use of personal accounts vs. professional accounts.
Current case law and school policy surrounding social media
Best practice information in harvesting social media content

Testimonial

“As an administrator in a large independent school, I have been involved in numerous situations involving technology over the years. As the proliferation of cell phones and social media platforms increased, I began to feel less confident in being able to navigate the cyberworld that is so familiar to our students.

To increase my confidence, I enrolled in the day-long ‘Digital Threat Assessment’ course offered by Safer Schools Together. The course far surpassed my expectations in providing me with the trends of today’s digital world, and the tools to make sense of them. The course was so impactful because it taught me the skills and then provided realistic scenarios for me to apply them.

An unexpected bonus came after the course in the form of shared resources on diverse topics that will surely come in handy in future situations.

The next time that I find myself investigating a situation connected with technology, I know that my new competencies will be invaluable.

I enthusiastically recommend the ‘Digital Threat Assessment’ course to school administrators and to anyone who is looking to understand how technology is being used by teenagers today.”

Gary Sylven
Assistant Headmaster
Rundle College Society
Calgary, Alberta T3H 3W5

If you are unable to attend any of the scheduled trainings and your district would like to host an in-house training please contact us direct at [email protected] and we will be happy to discuss your options and provide a proposal.

We also provide Student, Staff and Parent Presentations –

https://saferschoolstogether.com/student-staff-parent/157/

Digital Threat Assessment One-Day Training