Woodleigh

A message from Woodleigh

As part of our ongoing commitment to educational excellence and our duty of care to ensure students’ safety and well-being, we’re proud to announce that Woodleigh has partnered with Family Zone. Family Zone’s Mobile Zone app provides an additional level of protection for MacBooks when students are off campus, along with a management tool for parents during these times.

There is no cost to you as Woodleigh has purchased a bulk licence which provides a Mobile Zone app for the MacBook your child uses. If, however, you would like to upgrade your Family Zone account to cover more devices and/or other children in your home, please refer to the ‘Costs’ link on this page. Additional information can be found in the ‘Guidelines’ link.

As part of the rollout of Family Zone, you will soon receive an email from Family Zone inviting you to activate an account and commence protecting your children's devices. If you already use Family Zone, the school MacBook will be connected to your existing account.

When you receive the email, simply click on the link ‘Complete Setup’ and then follow the prompts to create your Family Zone account.

If you do not receive that email or need more assistance, please email support@familyzone.com

Once your account is activated, you can log in to your Family Zone account via ‘My account’ (top right hand corner of this website).

What do you need to do?

Wait for the activation email from Family Zone, then activate your account.

Install Mobile Zone on the devices that you wish to protect. Your school has already installed Mobile Zone on your school device.

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.

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

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.

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Martine Oglethorpe, The Modern Parent (TMP) Founder and National Cyber Safety Expert

‘Australians of all ages have the right to access technology in a safe, informed and supported environment. TMP 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.’