SkieWhat is a seat in Skie?
A seat is the licence for one enrolled device assigned to one student or user. Skie licences are seat-based, with one device per seat. When a device is enrolled it takes a seat, and when it is replaced, removed or lost the seat is freed. The owner grants seats to your organisation.
Skie's rule is one student, one device, one seat. When you provision a device, Skie checks the model and the licence, enrols the device and links it to a student and group. That device now holds a seat.
Seats are granted to the organisation by the Skie owner. The dashboard shows how many are in use, and a daily licence sweep keeps the count tidy. When a licence is close to its end date, notices appear on devices and dashboards so nobody is surprised.
Seats are tied to people and devices in a sensible way. Replacing a broken tablet keeps the student, the group and the history on the new device and frees the old seat. Reassigning a device to a new student does not need a new seat. And identity recognition by IMEI or serial means a device that has been reset does not take a second seat.
A seat is not hardware, a SIM or a mobile plan. Skie is software, and you use devices you own. It is also not a user licence for the dashboard: inviting administrators, teachers and parents does not cost a seat.
A practical tip: count seats against devices in service, not devices bought. Spares in a cupboard do not need a seat until you enrol them. If you keep a pool of spares for quick swaps, work out in advance how many seats you want to hold for them.