When deciding whether Odyssey would become a One to One (1:1) or a Bring

Your Own Device (BYOD) school, we evaluated the pros and cons of both and chose to go

with the program that most benefited the students and their learning goals.

Below is a comparison of 1:1 vs. BYOD.

Odyssey Charter School

Chromebooks 1:1 vs BYOD

1:1 BYOD

Initial Cost

Odyssey purchased devices so

every student, regardless of

economics, can benefit from

technology in the classroom.

Parents are responsible for the

initial purchase cost. Not all fam-

ilies can afford devices.

Support

Odyssey can support every de-

vice because it is all one plat-

form. We can replace a device

on the spot.

Schools cannot offer support to

devices because of ownership

issues and the vast number of

different platforms.

Insurance

Odyssey can provide an oppor-

tunity to purchase insurance at

reduced rates for students who

qualify.

Insurance rates are set by the

provider. No discounts are pro-

vided for the number of students

or qualifying economics.

Liability Odyssey has a vested interest in

the safety and care of the

devices.

Schools with BYOD programs

exempt themselves of all liability

for personal devices.

Filtering

Odyssey offers multi-layer filter-

ing to help protect students from

inappropriate material. This filter

works with any network.

Students can use their own 3/4G

networks to access any material

and can share their network with

others.