Resilience through DigitalSmarts
Digital Literacy for Survivors of Technology- Facilitated Violence
Program Resources for Survivors
Resilience Through DigitalSmarts is a national digital media literacy program that supports survivors of technology-facilitated violence and abuse, as well as the practitioners who work with them.
The program helps survivors build the knowledge, confidence and skills they need to stay safer online, protect their privacy and take part in online spaces with greater confidence.
This page highlights key resources survivors can use to strengthen their online safety, privacy and security skills.
Online Safety Guides (digital triage handouts)
These printable online safety guides provide clear, practical information on securing devices, communicating safely and safe browsing. They are designed to help survivors and their families understand common online risks and learn simple steps to stay safer online.
Workshop Materials
Review workshop material here, including slide content, practice sheets and videos.
Introducing Online Basics
This workshop focuses on navigating websites, signing up for accounts and filling out forms online, finding essential services and shopping online safely.
PowerPoint Slideshow (PPT)
Practice Sheet (PDF)
Work Sheet (PDF)
Introducing Online Safety
This workshop is designed to reassure beginning internet users that they can protect themselves and their privacy while using digital technology. The main topics are creating and managing passwords, safely downloading new mobile apps and recognizing and avoiding online scams.
PowerPoint Slideshow (PPT)
Practice Sheet (PDF)
Work Sheet (PDF)
Introducing Online Privacy and Security
This workshop addresses concerns about managing privacy and audiences online. Participants are introduced to simple steps they can take to protect their privacy, methods of controlling who sees what they post online and considerations for making good decisions about their privacy when using digital technology.
PowerPoint Slideshow (PPT)
Practice Sheet (PDF)
Advancing Your Online Privacy and Security
This workshop covers the same topics as the three above but is designed for active internet users who are concerned about or experiencing new challenges because of their broader range of activities.
PowerPoint Slideshow (PPT)
Practice Sheet (PDF)
Evidence Chart (PDF)
Online Relationship Safety
This workshop contains selected content from the other workshops, as well as some additional material, that focuses specifically on how to safely navigate relationships and personal information online. This includes keeping digital devices private and secure, limiting who can access device location, managing who can see content posted online, keeping personal lives secure online and finding and deleting spyware.
PowerPoint Slideshow (PPT)
Practice Sheet (PDF)
Evidence Chart (PDF)
Digital Storytelling
This workshop focuses on building participants’ skills and confidence in making digital stories, encouraging them to make their own afterwards as part of their healing and empowerment.
PowerPoint Slideshow (PPT)
Handouts
- Community Guidelines for Popular Platforms (PDF)
- MediaSmarts Privacy Policy (PDF)
- Story Table (PDF)
- Choosing a platform (PDF)
- Tools and resources (PDF)
The program was made possible thanks to funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada’s investment Preventing Gender-Based Violence – The Health Perspective.