Familyzone.io School District | Family Zone Cyber Safety

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A school community approach to cyber safety.

A message from the Familyzone.io School District Superintendent

Our goal is to protect every student from exposure to online threats - from inappropriate content to cyberbullying. That’s why we’ve partnered with Family Zone, a leading provider of cyber safety.

As a parent or caregiver of our school district, you receive free access to Family Zone Insights to use at home, a tool that delivers weekly snapshots of kids’ device usage, straight to your inbox. Red flags and risky patterns are clearly identified in concise, easy-to-read reports, with help and advice from a team of cyber experts.

Click "Sign up" below and get free access to Family Zone, the platform that we trust to manage cyber-safety across our entire district.

What do you need to do?

1

Set up your Family Zone account

SIGN UP

2

Install Mobile Zone on your children's devices.

3

Manage your account with the Zone Manager for Parents app. Download to your own Apple or Android device.

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

Resources

A Day in the Life of a Digital Student

Family Zone Insights

How to install Mobile Zone on your child's device

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.

Cyber News

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