Overview

This article explains how to award points to one or more pupils within your class from the Whiteboard View. 

This approach for awarding points can be a powerful motivator for some pupils, particularly those who like public recognition of their achievements.

To save time, when working in the Comms Hub Home page / Dashboard and you have a single class assigned to you, select Class, then proceed to Step 4 of the instructions below. If you have multiple classes assigned to you, select Classes, then proceed to Step 3:

Instructions

From within Comms Hub:

1. Select Interactions.
2. Select Classes.
3. Locate and select your Class.
4. From the Class, select Launch Whiteboard View:
   

5. From the Whiteboard View, select one or more pupils whom you want to award points to. To select all pupils, check Select All. Selected pupils are highlighted using a dark purple border:

   

   Where a pupil has been selected by mistake, reselect them to deselect them.

6. Select Add Points:
   
7. From Add Points:
   
   1. Optionally, enter a Summary explaining why you are awarding the points.
   2. Select the number of Points (in increments of 1).
   3. Select Save.

Outcome

The points are sent for approval / awarded to the pupils that you selected (depending on how your system is set up) . A message confirming this is displayed:

Related information

• Comms Hub: How do I record informal observations from my whiteboard in class?
• Comms Hub: How do I award badges from my whiteboard in class?

Updated 17 December 2025 12:43