Turnitin & Canvas

Turnitin (also known as Turnitin.com) is an Internet-based plagiarism-detection service created by iParadigms, LLC. Institutions, typically universities and high schools use Turnitin to grade essays which checks the document for plagiarism. The following tutorials were created for the University level but Turnitin works the same in our K-12 environment!

Questions & Answers

Q. How do I create a Turnitin-enabled assignment in Canvas?

A. Turnitin-enabled assignments are no different than regular Canvas assignments. If you have Turnitin correctly configured on your account and you create an assignment with a submission type of either "Online Upload" or "Online Text Entry" then you should see a checkbox for "Enable Turnitin Submission Evaluations". Checking this box will make the assignment a Turnitin-enabled assignment. Canvas tutorial 'How do I enable Turnitin for an Assignment?'

Q. How do users submit assignments for a Turnitin-enabled assignment in Canvas?

A. The assignment submission process is unchanged for Turnitin-enabled assignments.

Q. How do I know when a student submission has an Originality Report?

A. When a student Originality Report has been processed, you will see an originality score in both the Speed Grader and the grade book for that student. Clicking the icon will load the full originality report in a new tab.

Q.How do I view the Originality Report for a student submission?

A. Whenever you see an originality score in the grade book or Speed Grader, you can click this icon and the full Originality Report will load in a new tab. Canvas Tutorial 'How do I view Turnitin results for an Assignment?'

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