Lightspeed Alert is an at-risk student identification solution that monitors and analyses online activity for signs of self-harm, violence, and bullying. Students often confide in their devices in ways they may not be willing or able to in person. Looking for warning signs in online activity identifies students in need of help who might otherwise go unseen. By allowing staff to focus efforts on early intervention, Lightspeed Alert empowers schools to have proactive student safety measures.
With the mission of keeping your students and staff safe, on- and off-site, our global team of Lightspeed Safety Specialists are available to monitor safety alerts 24/7/365. This human review team works seamlessly with our patented AI to detect early warning signs of sentiment and intent of violence, self-harm, and suicide. Our safety specialists have experience and backgrounds in education, law enforcement, and investigation, with additional training in threat assessment and suicide prevention.
AI technology scans online documents and desktop applications for concerning student behavior on school devices and sends alerts to designated safety staff and Lightspeed Safety Specialists.
Our 24/7/365 in-house team of
highly-trained safety specialists
evaluate all alerts to identify those
that indicate a potential critical event.
If an alert is determined to be critical, safety specialists escalate to a custom escalation list, allowing for early intervention.
Device and integration level scanning provides the widest range of insight, while sophisticated AI separates signal from noise.
Empower staff with the information needed to make quick decisions and provide necessary support by seeing the full context around any alert.
Coordinate across staff members to ensure alerts receive follow up as needed and the right people are informed.
Lightspeed Alert agents can scan images for violence, weapons, nudity/CSAM, and explicit content so that schools have all the documentation they need to keep students safe. Image auditing reports provide detailed information on image viewing and access, ensuring school leaders feel confident knowing sensitive images are protected and secure.
| GoGuardian Beacon | Securly Auditor 24 | Gaggle | Smoothwall | Lightspeed Alert | |
| Google searches | No iOS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Browser activity tracking | Chrome only | Chrome only | With ContentKeeper & Linewize | ✓ | ✓ |
| Microsoft Teams (app/browser) | Browser only | Browser only | ✓ | Browser only | ✓ |
| Microsoft 365 (app/browser) | Browser only | Browser only | ✓ | Browser only | ✓ |
| Google Drive (app/browser) | Browser only | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Human Review | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Integrated solutions platform | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| GoGuardian Beacon 24/7 | Securly Auditor 24 | Gaggle | Smoothwall | Lightspeed Alert | |
| Google searches | No iOS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Browser activity tracking | Chrome only | Chrome only | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Microsoft Teams (app/browser) | Browser only | Browser only | ✓ | Browser only | ✓ |
| Microsoft 365 (app/browser) | Browser only | Browser only | ✓ | Browser only | ✓ |
| Google Drive (app/browser) | Browser only | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Human Review | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Integrated solutions platform | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Reach out to your Account Manager and request a license for Lightspeed Alert. Once you have an Alert license, Alert will appear under "Reports in Filter (Relay)" instead of Safety Check. You can then install the brand new Lightspeed Alert extension for Chrome that brings updated AI logic to more accurately capture completed words on the device, reducing traffic off devices, and noisy incidents. In addition, you will have access to Alert Agent 2.0 for Windows; iOS search terms; Google docs, sheets, slides, and cloud integration.
No, the Safety Specialist review queue is populated by the same Alert AI. However, our Safety Specialists will review every incident rather than every case.
While alerts are generated and sent within seconds of an incident to notify all stakeholders, our safety specialists reviewing incidents 24 hours a day will review and notify in within 20 minutes from incident to action, as part of our service-level agreement (SLA).
A holistic approach to student safety with alerts for self-harm, bullying, and violence.
Get critical alerts across the internet—social media, online docs and images, email, YouTube, apps, browsers, search engines, and more—no matter where devices are used.
Set alerts and notifications based on school, class, or user.
Lightspeed Alert includes an in-house team of trained reviewers 24/7/365, while competitors outsource their human review team to contractors without further training.
Quickly locate and manage group policies with quick search functionality, sophisticated breadcrumb navigation, and granular group filtering with Lightspeed SmartPolicy™ technology.
Partnered with Microsoft Education, Lightspeed Alert is able to integrate seamlessly with the Microsoft suite, including Microsoft® Teams.
Simultaneously sync any combination of student information systems (SIS) and directory services to one centralised place with Lightspeed SmartSync™ technology.
With Lightspeed Systems, I have been able to get my teachers invested into using Chromebooks in the classroom and feeling more comfortable with what students are capable of accessing in class.
Corey Howard
Greenbrier County School District,
Technology Systems Specialist
Lightspeed Alert™ was one of three Lightspeed products to win Best of Show at the 2022 International Society for Technology (ISTE) edtech conference. Tech and Learning recently recognized Lightspeed Alert and Lightspeed Filter with the Award of Excellence in the Best of 2021 Primary Education and Secondary Education categories.
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