Turnitin is a popular academic integrity tool for monitoring potential plagiarism in student writing. Turnitin is a plagiarism-detection tool that can be easily integrated with Canvas and creates a convenient report for each student submission. Turnitin’s interface has changed within Canvas, but is still easy to use in your fall courses. This blog will cover everything you need to know about navigating this tool for your current Canvas courses!
Adding a Turnitin Assignment to your Course
There are two methods for using Turnitin with a Canvas assignment (both will work with Speedgrader in Canvas):
Option 1 (Canvas Interface)
- Select “Assignments” in your Canvas course menu
- Click the “+ Assignment” purple button to create an assignment
- Ensure that the “Submission Type” in Canvas is “Text Entry” and/or “File Uploads”
- At the bottom of the assignment settings, click “Add a Doc Processing App”
- Select “Turnitin”
- Review/update the Turnitin settings for the assignment, including determining what the submission is compared against for plagiarism detection and whether or not the paper will be stored in Turnitin’s repository
- Click “Save”
- After students have submitted the assignment, you will see the Turnitin scores within Speedgrader
Option 2 (Turnitin Interface and Dashboard)
- Select “Assignments” in your Canvas course menu
- Instead of clicking the “+ Assignment” button to create an assignment, click the three dot menu to the right of the “+ Assignment” button
- Select “Turnitin”
- Create a Turnitin assignment (Standard or Multipart)
- Add Assignment details (title, instructions, points, due date, etc.) and review submission and report settings
- The “feedback release date” is when students will be able to view your feedback in the Turnitin Feedback Studio
- You can add a Turnitin-specific rubric
- Under “Report Settings,” you can determine whether the students can view their Turnitin scores, what the submission is compared against for plagiarism detection and whether or not the paper will be stored in Turnitin’s repository
- Click “Create Assignment”
- After student have submitted the assignment, you will be able to view student submission through the Turnitin dashboard as well as see Turnitin scores within Speedgrader
- You can also submit files on students’ behalf through the Turnitin dashboard
The Student’s Perspective
When considering Turnitin from the student perspective, what they see will vary depending on the way you set up Turnitin in your assignment (Option 1 or Option 2). With Option 1, the student will see a standard Canvas assignment interface where they can click and upload a file. With Option 2, the student will see Turnitin’s own interface where they can preview and submit a file.
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