{"id":7959,"date":"2023-10-27T17:01:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T00:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/at.csudh.edu\/canvas\/?post_type=knowledgebase&#038;p=7959"},"modified":"2023-11-30T12:07:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T20:07:59","slug":"give-extra-credit","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/at.csudh.edu\/canvas\/knowledge-base\/gradebook\/give-extra-credit\/","title":{"rendered":"Give Extra Credit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">You will learn how to award your students&nbsp;<strong>extra credit<\/strong>&nbsp;(additional points) in your course in Canvas. There are several different ways to award extra credit within Canvas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Choose the method below that you are interested in learning about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canvashelp.fullerton.edu\/m\/Making_the_Most_of_Canvas\/l\/1475057-how-do-i-give-extra-credit-in-a-course#extra-credit-assignment\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/canvashelp.fullerton.edu\/m\/Making_the_Most_of_Canvas\/l\/1475057-how-do-i-give-extra-credit-in-a-course#extra-credit-assignment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Extra credit Assignment<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Follow the steps in this video to learn how to create an extra credit Assignment. This way of giving extra credit is good for when you have a gradebook that does not use weights; it is straight points. If your gradebook uses weights, then see the section on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/canvashelp.fullerton.edu\/m\/Making_the_Most_of_Canvas\/l\/1475057-how-do-i-give-extra-credit-in-a-course#create-extra-credit-using-weights-in-your-gradeboo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">creating extra credit using weights<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The key to this method is that you make the Assignment worth&nbsp;<strong>zero points<\/strong>, but then you grade it based on how many extra credit points you want to award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Canvas: Extra Credit Assignments\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/339624833?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"821\" height=\"462\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"make-sure-that-your-extra-credit-assignment-is-zero-points\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canvashelp.fullerton.edu\/m\/Making_the_Most_of_Canvas\/l\/1475057-how-do-i-give-extra-credit-in-a-course#make-sure-that-your-extra-credit-assignment-is-zero-points\"><\/a>1. Make sure that your extra credit Assignment is zero points.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/at.csudh.edu\/canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/72bbec7c-ba00-4d21-81bc-96c1dead5c63.png\" alt=\"Points field is 0\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"award-points-in-the-speedgrader\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canvashelp.fullerton.edu\/m\/Making_the_Most_of_Canvas\/l\/1475057-how-do-i-give-extra-credit-in-a-course#award-points-in-the-speedgrader\"><\/a>2. Award points in the SpeedGrader.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">All points awarded are extra credit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/at.csudh.edu\/canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/c84dc02f-7d48-43e0-a8a4-27ac747d2d99.png\" alt=\"SpeedGrader awarding 5 points\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"or-award-points-in-the-speedgrader\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canvashelp.fullerton.edu\/m\/Making_the_Most_of_Canvas\/l\/1475057-how-do-i-give-extra-credit-in-a-course#or-award-points-in-the-speedgrader\"><\/a>3. Or, award points in the gradebook.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All points awarded are extra credit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/at.csudh.edu\/canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/6eb28ae0-c6eb-43d7-8084-082bb8d51f08.png\" alt=\"Grades awarding 5 points\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You will learn how to award your students&nbsp;extra credit&nbsp;(additional points) in your course in Canvas. There are several different ways to award extra credit within Canvas. Choose the method below that you are interested in learning about: Follow the steps in this video to learn how to create an extra credit Assignment. 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