Transcript TurnItIn
TurnItIn
Using TurnItIn DropBoxes in WTClass
What TurnItIn Does
Turnitin Originality Checking allows
educators to check students' work for
improper citation or potential
plagiarism by comparing it against
continuously updated databases.
Every Originality Report provides
instructors with the opportunity to
teach their students proper citation
methods as well as to safeguard their
students' academic integrity.
The Benefits
Encourages Proper Citation
Over 12 Billion Web Pages Crawled &
Archived
Over 100 Million Student Papers
Over 80,000 Major Newspapers, Magazines
& Scholarly Journals
Thousands Of Books Including Literary
Classics
Printable Reports
Side-By-Side Comparison
How do I use it?
Easy as using a WTClass Drop Box
In the Lessons Folder go to:
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Add Content
TurnItInDropBox
Select ‘Paper Assignment’
Press ‘Next’
Configure settings (Title, points, start and
due dates)
6. Press ‘Submit’
For the students
Very similar to a traditional drop box
◦ Upload a file
Students receive a digital receipt of their
submission.
Students can view:
◦ Originality Report
◦ Grade
◦ Grade Mark (instructor
comments/corrections)
What does the faculty see?
Everything!
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The original file
The Originality Report
Grade Marks
Grade
Date submitted
What is on this Originality Report?
Simplest: A percentage between 0% and
100%
◦ Lower numbers are good – high numbers
indicate high levels of plagiarism
◦ File – will show the original formatting and
charts, images, graphs, etc.
◦ Other reports change the formatting of the
student paper
Full Report
How to use the Originality Report
Originality Report Training Video
◦ http://cdn.turnitin.com/resources/multimedia/t
raining/turnitin/instructor/view_report/view_r
eport.htm
GradeMark Training Video
Student Training Video
◦ http://www.turnitin.com/static/support_video
_gallery.html