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Turnitin is a checking and plagiarism prevention service that encourages best practices for using

and citing other people’s written material.

**If you are teaching an online course, please do not make any edits or changes to the

course, per online policy. Contact eLearning Support 1-866-554-8406.

Table of Contents Creating Turnitin Assignment (MMT Only) ................................................................................................. 2

Add Assignment Rubric (MMT Only) ........................................................................................................... 5

Accessing the Similarity Report (All Modalities) ......................................................................................... 6

Direct Submit (All Modalities)...................................................................................................................... 7

Using the Similarity Report ........................................................................................................................ 15

Turnitin Additional Resources ................................................................................................................... 18

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Creating Turnitin Assignment (MMT Only) 1. Log into Canvas and select your course.

2. In Course Navigation, click the Assignments link.

3. Click the Add Assignment button.

4. Add assignment details.

a. Enter the assignment title in the Assignment Name field.

b. Enter the number of points the assignment is worth in the Points field.

c. Select the Assignment Group.

d. Select the grading type from the Display Grade as menu.

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5. Select the Submission Type Online and check File Uploads.

6. Go to Plagiarism Review and select Turnitin.

7. Check the following settings for the Turnitin assignment.

A) Check the preferred settings for

the Turnitin assignment. Choose Standard paper repository. This compares student work against a database of other student submissions. Please Note: Only choose Do Not Store if this is a draft submission.

B) Check the following boxes: Student repository Website content Periodicals, journals, and

publications C) Select Immediately under when to

show the originality (similarity) report to the students.

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8. Enter assignment due date.

9. Select Save & Publish.

You’re done! The assignment now has the Turnitin plagiarism check.

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Add Assignment Rubric (MMT Only) 1. Open the Assignment and click Add Rubric button.

2. Rubrics can be added by finding an existing rubric in one of your courses, or by creating a

new rubric. Select the appropriate rubric, check the box for Use this rubric for assignment

grading, and it will be added to your assignment.

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Accessing the Similarity Report (All Modalities) 1. Select SpeedGrader from the right-hand side of the assignment.

2. To view the Similarity Report in Turnitin Feedback Studio, select the similarity percentage.

These actions will take you to the Turnitin Feedback Studio where you will be able to view the details of the Similarity Report.

Please note: The similarity Report shows the submitted file and text matches in any of the

Turnitin databases. Note: This report should only be utilized as the report for text matches.

Continue to use the Canvas gradebook for grades, comments, and feedback.

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Direct Submit (All Modalities) There are times when an instructor may wish to submit a student response (file, text from

discussion, etc.) to Turnitin. Below are the steps for how to directly submit an assignment using

TII via http://www.turnitin.com.

1. Instructors can Direct Submit student work through turnitin.com.

2. If you have not used Turnitin, as an external tool, via Canvas (since the update in

August, 2016), it is necessary to first go to your Sandbox in Canvas and create a Turnitin

assignment. This will create your account on turnitin.com.

Instructions on how to create a Turnitin assignment, see pages 2-4 of this document.

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3. Go to turnitin.com and click Log In.

4. Next, select Click here after “Forgot your password?” (This password reset is only for

turnitin.com and does not link to, or change, your ERAU password).

5. Reset User Password:

A) Type your ERAU email address. Be sure to use the short version of your email - that begins with the letters of your last name.

B) Type your last name and click Next.



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*If you receive this error, you need to create a Turnitin assignment in your Canvas Sandbox. Instructions on how to create a Turnitin assignment, see pages 2-4 of this document.

6. Check your ERAU email account for a link to reset your password. If you do not see an

email, check in Clutter. Following the link provided in the email, type in a new password –

this password is separate from your ERNIE/Canvas password. Click Next.

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7. You will receive confirmation that your password has been reset. Click Log in Now to go

to the Turnitin Login Page.

8. Log In with the password that you created.

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9. After logging in to turnitin.com, you will see all of your courses. As long as there is a

published Turnitin assignment, you may select any course title.

**If you do not see a course listed, you must first go to a Sandbox course in Canvas and

create a Turnitin external tool Assignment.

10. Turnitin assignments will be listed for that course. Click More actions.

11. Click Submit.


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12. There are 4 different options for uploading.

A) Single File Upload:

When you just need to submit one file.

B) Multiple File Upload: When you have a few files to upload.

C) Zip File Upload: When you want to bulk upload.

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D) Cut & Paste:

When you have text you want to upload, for example, from a discussion post.

E) After entering the appropriate information, there will be a summary page requesting confirmation.

13. You will receive confirmation that the submission is complete.

14. Click Go to assignment inbox.

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15. Select Similarity percentage.

16. View Results.

**Note: This view is for the Similarity Report. Please continue using the gradebook in Canvas.

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Using the Similarity Report The Similarity Report can be accessed from the Gradebook. The grey icon indicates that the

Similarity Report has not been generated yet. Keep in mind, this could take a few minutes and

in some cases up to 24 hours. The colored icon indicates the Similarity Report score based on

the percentage of matches to the submission repository.

The Similarity Report can also be accessed from the Speedgrader.

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The Similarity score appears and is color-coded based on percentage of matches.

Blue 0% matched material

Green 1 – 24 % matched material

Yellow 25 – 49% matched material

Orange 50 -74% matched material

Red 75-100% matched material

Please note: This Similarity score does include quoted material as well as references. This is a

change from previous Turnitin settings and may result in a higher overall score than previous

versions.

It is very important to review the Similarity Report as a whole, rather than just the number and

color. Click on the color-coded score to open the full Similarity Report in a new window called

the Document Viewer. This can be done from either the Gradebook or the Speedgrader.

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In the Similarity Report, all of the top sources found to match the submission are listed in the

sidebar to the right of the paper contents. These are color-coded in the actual submission in the

center of the page.

This is a birds-eye view of the references used and the frequency they appear. This provides an

outline of how many references were used and can be helpful when determining adherence to

assignment requirements (i.e. minimum of 3 peer-reviewed references). Also, if you wanted

students to cite a particular reference, it will appear here.

The Match Overview information can be used to review proper citations within the text as well

as identify quoted material. Reviewing the paper with this information can be very insightful

and can provide some additional avenues for supporting your students in their writing.

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Turnitin Additional Resources The following links will provide additional guides for Turnitin.

Vendor Guides for Instructors

Video Tutorial for Creating a Turnitin Assignment

Vendor Guides for Students

Canvas Guide: How is Similarity score icon viewed in the Gradebook?

Video Tutorial for Reading the Similarity Report

https://guides.turnitin.com/03_Integrations/Turnitin_Partner_Integrations/Canvas/Canvas_Plagiarism_Framework_(beta_program)/Instructor

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13hN2hnFkxmPP6dW0eb_w4XLH-kuOBbIg/view

https://guides.turnitin.com/03_Integrations/Turnitin_Partner_Integrations/Canvas/Canvas_Plagiarism_Framework_(beta_program)/Student


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