Creating a Bonus Grade Item
1. From anywhere in the course, Click Grades on the NavBar
2. Click Manage Grades (if not set to default)
- Click New - Item
3. Choose a grade item type.
4. Enter the Name of the grade item. It is recommended that you put "Bonus" in the title of the Item.
5. Fill out other optional relevant details and settings such as Short Name, Category, Description, Can Exceed, Grade Scheme, Rubric.
6. Enter the maximum points for the grade item (this is required).
7. Check Bonus (This option sets the grade item to be a bonus item. The points will not be added to the total points possible for the class and will not hurt student grades if they don't do it)
8. Click Save and Close or Save and New
The item in the Grades list should now have a gold star next to it indicating that it is a Bonus Item. Students will also see the star.
