You can give your students awards manually and give them a written description as to why. This is great if creating awards like student of the week or term as it encourages students to increase their participation.

The video below gives a short demonstration on how this can be done.
Now that you know about issuing awards manually – go have a go yourself!
Please note: All information is accurate at the time of posting but the Brightspace / Teams layout may have updated.
For more help or information on this tool, check out the iPark website for handy how-to guides; or Brightspace Bytes on Brightspace for helpful screencast tutorials.