SkieWhy does Skie use one student and one device, and can tablets be shared?
Each seat covers one student with one device, so the dashboard can tie rules, location and history to a person. Skie does not treat shared tablets as a normal setup. If a device must pass between students, move it with the replace or reassign tools so the record stays accurate, not by having several people use it informally.
The one student, one device rule keeps the data meaningful. Compliance, last-seen times, lost-device evidence and group rules all attach to a pairing. If three students shared a tablet, a report would not say who had it, and a lost-mode police report would not point to anyone.
It also fits how licences work. A seat is one device for one student. That makes counting simple and avoids hidden usage. A device that is reset and comes back is recognised by its IMEI or serial number and does not take a second seat.
People often ask about sharing, for example a library cart used by many classes. That is a different pattern from a student's own tablet. Skie can manage such a device, but each enrolled device still takes a seat, and the rules that suit a student's personal tablet may not suit a shared one. Kiosk mode and one-app allow lists are better matches for a shared single-purpose device.
If you need to hand a device to another student, use reassign. If a tablet breaks, replace it: the student, group and history stay and the old seat is freed. Do not simply give the old tablet to someone new without changing the record.
Practical tip: label each tablet with the student's name or a code, and match it to the serial number at the start of the year.