SSNAP Cards
The scenarios depicted in the cards are inspired by real case studies involving the use of social media. The interactive learning experience they facilitate is configured to provide participants with a safe but credible insight into the challenges associated with safeguarding in a digital world.
Home Screen
Katie’s Home Screen
This card introduces you to a typical home screen of a young person displaying a range of apps from high to no risk.
Learning Topics include:
- Popular Social Media platforms
- Decoy apps
- Live streaming platforms
Katie’s Profile
Katie’s Facebook profile card introduces you to the concept of social media profiles. They usually feature a name, some information and images. This popular platform shares personal information such as school, home time, date of birth and relationship status, unless strict privacy settings are applied.
Learning Topics include:
- Basic structure of a generic profile
- Sharing personal information publicly
- Privacy Settings
Katie’s Friends List
Showing a seemingly typical friends list, this card shows Katie’s Facebook Friends, with some glaring risks.
Learning Topics include:
- Suspicious Indicators
- Mutual Friends
- Profile Photographs
Katie’s Newsfeeds
These cards feature examples from a typical newsfeed and portray common features found on feeds.
Learning Topics include:
- Hashtags
- Reactions, likes and comments
- Cross-platform sharing
- Privacy settings on posts
- Bullying via memes
- Anonymous messaging
- Voice calling via Messenger
Snapchat
Katie’s Chats
This card shows Katie’s Snapchat messages and contacts.
Learning Topics include:
- Stories
- Streaks
- Best Friend Emojis
- Snapshotting and Replaying
- Suspicious Indicators
Katie’s Snap Map
This card shows Snap Maps. Snap Maps shows your Snapchat friends locations in a real world map. It also shows people doing certain things such as driving, shopping, flying etc.
Learning Topics include:
- Sharing GPS Location
- Snap Map movement features
- FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)
Katie’s Snapchat Story
This card shows a Snapchat story. Key features include car number plates, accidentally sharing your location, screenshots and sharing information.
Learning Topics include:
- Sharing personal information
- Adding text to a story
- Views
- Screenshots
Katie’s Snapchat Story
This card shows Katie’s Snapchat settings.
Learning Topics include controlling who can:
- Contact you
- View your story
- See your location
Katie’s Profile
This card shows Katie’s Instagram Profile.
Learning Topics:
- Instagram Stories
- Follower/Following Ratio
- Saving stories (highlights)
- Sharing personal information
Katie’s Feed
This card shows Katie’s Instagram Feed.
Learning Topics:
- Live Streaming
- Image Tagging
- Geolocation Tagging
- ‘Rumour’ Accounts
Conor’s Profile
This card shows Conor’s Instagram Profile.
Learning Topics include:
- Using business accounts
- Stories on Instagram
- Personal Information
- Underage drinking
Conor’s Group Chat
This card shows Conor’s WhatsApp group chat called “The Lads”.
Learning Topics:
- Deleted messages
- Voice messages
- Image sharing
Conor’s Messages
This card shows Conor’s WhatsApp message list.
Learning Topics:
- How to tell if a message has been read
- Indicators of unread messages
- Indicator of suicide risk
- Group Chats
Signposting
Red Safety Cards
This collection of cards signposts to major people in young people’s lives, charities and safeguarding organisations.
