Family Zone | Donvale Christian College

A message from Donvale Christian College

As technology continues to increase and assert itself into our everyday life, managing internet, device usage and safety can be both rewarding and, on occasions, challenging experiences. At Donvale Christian College we endeavour to provide tools to assist parents to, in turn, help their children in being responsible with their technology and managing their time effectively.

Whilst we encourage children to be independent and think critically, we also want to ensure they are safe while online and using devices and internet access appropriately. Supporting you in your parenting role as well as partnering in your child’s welfare is important to us and, as such, we recommend the Family Zone ecosystem to keep your child safe at school, at home and out and about.

Children are continuing to spend time with technology in multitudes of ways and sometimes this can be difficult to manage. However, and in working together as a community, we can effectively guide and assist our kids in making responsible choices in life. By continuing to raise awareness around the potential dangers of the online world, we can create a positive, engaged and responsible generation for the future.

Family Zone entitlements - Donvale Christian College has purchased a Mobile Zone Single licence for your child's school laptop - There is no cost to parents. However, if you would like to cover more children and/or more devices, you can purchase a Family Pack for $59pa

See the "costs &/or guidelines" section for more instructions or help

What do you need to do?

Set up your Family Zone account

Install Mobile Zone on your children's devices, run and install.

Manage via our Zone Manager App. Download to your own Apple or Android device.

Benefits for parents

Safe content

Removes adult content for safe searching

Family Zone takes student and parent privacy seriously. Learn more here.

Costs

Guidelines

Resources

A Day in the Life of a Digital Student

“Jamie” is a typical digital student. Find out what his life looks like before, and after, his devices are protected by Family Zone’s cloud-based cyber-safety solution - at home, at school and everywhere in between.

How does Family Zone work?

Family Zone keeps your children cyber safe across every device, everywhere. Designed by Aussie parents, our parental control app and router lets you filter content, restrict social media, block apps, manage screen times, disable camera features and more.

How to install Mobile Zone

Click the icon for your child’s device operating system for instructions.

Chromebook

To install Mobile Zone on a Chromebook, you need:

An active Family Zone account
Your child’s Chromebook

Repeat the steps below for each and every Google account your child uses on their Chromebook.

On your child’s Chromebook, sign into your child’s Google account
Head to www.familyzone.com/laptops. Then follow the onscreen instructions to install the Mobile Zone Chrome extension*
Register the device - Locate the Mobile Zone extension which should load in the top right corner of the browser window (see below image). Click on it, then enter your account details and assign the device to your child.
Follow any prompts to allow the extension to run in incognito mode.

Mobile Zone is now protecting your child’s Chromebook.

*Your school may have already installed the Mobile Zone extension to your child’s Google account. Look for the above extension icon in your child’s Chrome browser when signed into their school-issued Google account.

Important
Mobile Zone for Chrome works best when children are not the admin on the device. Read our advice here.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where do I go for help?
You can: watch our install video, read our solutions or contact support@familyzone.com.

How do I sign into my child’s device?
You may need to ask your child to sign into their device so you can install Mobile Zone.

My child’s device is asking for a password when I’m installing the software, what do I do?
You will need to get the password off your child to continue the install.

My children share a Chromebook and each child has his/her own Google account to sign in. Will they all be protected?
You need to install the Mobile Zone Chrome extension for each Google account you want to protect on that Chromebook. Read our advice here.

Am I able to change the controls?
Yes! Access your Family Zone account at portal.familyzone.com and log in with your Family Zone account details. Alternatively, download our Zone Manager app onto your own device to manage Family Zone settings on the go.

Your school's chosen Cyber Expert is

We've teamed up with Cyber Experts

A team of leading educators, psychologists and law-enforcement professionals specialising in online safety and education, Cyber Experts work collaboratively with Family Zone to provide world-leading research, advice and support to our School Community subscribers.

Brett Lee, Internet Safe Education

‘Parents have a right to know where their children go and who they communicate with. Parents whose family have been devastated by online issues who now use monitoring or filtering software would do anything to turn back time . They have told me so. Family Zone is an essential piece of the cyber safety formula.’