Napier Boys' High School

A message from the Headmaster

Dear parents and caregivers

As part of our ongoing commitment to our duty of care - to ensure our young men’s safety and well-being by providing a safe physical and emotional environment for our students – we have partnered with Family Zone.

Family Zone provides a broad suite of cyber safety services which help school communities keep young people safe online. They provide tools for both the school and families to use to gain visibility and management over children’s internet access, regardless of internet connection.

You’ll receive more information regarding Family Zone in the coming weeks. In the meantime, please read the information below to understand how Family will help the school community to keep kids safe online.

On the School Network
Family Zone School Manager will provide visibility and management when students are connected to the school network during school hours. This will help keep students safe and focussed online. To access the internet via the school network students devices must be protected by the Mobile Zone application. Read on for information on Mobile Zone. Learn more

Off the School Network During School Hours
Family Zone’s Mobile Zone application can keep young people safe when they choose to use unsafe networks (eg mobile data), during school hours. Mobile Zone will enforce the school’s acceptable ICT usage policy and prevent students accessing inappropriate content. Any device a student brings to the school or boarding house needs to be protected by the Mobile Zone app. Learn more

For Families Outside School Hours
Parents can choose to use Family Zone outside of school hours to filter the internet (eg block adult content) and apply routines (eg study and sleep times) on up to 6 devices with the Mobile Zone app installed and activated. To use Family Zone Premium you need to set up your FREE account and install and activate our Mobile Zone app on your child's devices, see details below.

Family Zone Accounts
The school will create a private Family Zone account for every family. You will receive an email from Family Zone with instructions to activate your account. Once your account is set up, please watch the videos and follow the instructions on this website to install and activate Family Zone’s Mobile Zone software on your children’s devices and customise the settings for your family. Contact support@familyzone.com at any time if you need assistance.

Privacy and Security
Please be assured that our school and Family Zone take your privacy and security seriously. For more information - Privacy and Customer Detail & Security Policy.

We are committed to ensuring our students get the very best education and in today’s fast-moving times, technology is a key component. However, it’s abundantly clear to all, that technology is exposing our young people to risks. Our school is choosing to step-up up to these challenges.

Please read the ‘Policies’ detail linked below which explains our expectations for technology being brought to school.

Policies

Cyber Safety: It's as easy as 1-2-3.

Set up your Family Zone account

Install Family Zone on your children's devices

Run Family Zone and follow its instructions to activate

Once you have taken these 3 steps, your child’s device will automatically comply with our School Internet Policies during school time.

Benefits for parents

Safe content

Removes adult content for safe searching

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

Learn more

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.

What does this mean for students?

We want to create cyber-safe school communities where students thrive, but we also recognise that implementing Family Zone can be a daunting time for some students. That's why we have created this video to explain what it means in practical terms for students at Family Zone schools.

Visit our YouTube channel for 'How to' videos on how to use Family Zone

How to install Family Zone

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

Chromebook

To install Family 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 Family Zone Chrome extension*
Register the device - Locate the Family 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.

Family Zone is now protecting your child’s Chromebook.

*Your school may have already installed the Family 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
Family 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 Family 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 Family 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 Family Zone 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.

Jordan Foster, ySafe Founder and National Cyber Safety Expert

‘Digital Citizens of all ages have the right to access technology in a safe, informed and supported environment. ySafe is committed to helping schools and families provide a solid foundation for the young people in their care to navigate the digital world safely and productively across their lifespan.’