Turnitin for WTClass Blackboard

Welcome to Turnitin. Turnitin provides originality checking services, class management tools, and paperless digital grading products to educational institutions around the world.

This user guide provides thorough explanations of the features and products found in the Turnitin website that are available for use by instructors.

Turnitin products that may be available based on the purchase made by an institution include:

OriginalityCheck - submitted papers are compared for matches or similar text to information in available repositories used by Turnitin. The results of this comparison are made available in the easy to read format of the Originality Report
GradeMark digital assessment - student submissions are digitally marked and reviewed by the instructor in a paperless environment. Students are then able to view the results by logging into their Turnitin user profile
PeerMark - student submissions are assigned to peers for review based on a series of free response and scale questions created by the instructor. Peer reviews can be anonymous or attributed
GradeBook - an online tool allowing instructors to track student performance in a class and provide this information to students

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How do I download all of the files submitted to a TurnItIn drop box to my computer?

How do I download all of the files submitted to a TurnItIn drop box to my computer?

Enter the TurnItIn drop box (as if you were going to view the report)

Select the checkbox in the column header to select all of the submitted documents.

A yellow bar will appear, select Download, and then select Original File

Select Ok to continue and download the papers.

A popup window will appear, select the link to download “Originally submitted format(s)”.

Follow the instructions to finish downloading the files. Depending on the size and amount of papers this process may take several minutes.

Students say they cannot see the originality report.

Students say they cannot see the originality report.

Select Settings on the TurnItIn drop box.

Select the plus (+) sign next to Optional settings.

Scroll to the item "Allow students to see Originality Reports?" and select Yes.

Click the Submit button.

How do I know students have seen my comments in GradeMark?

How do I know students have seen my comments in GradeMark?

Once the papers submitted to an assignment are graded, instructors can view student engagement with the graded papers. An icon of a person with a check mark appears within the response column in the assignment inbox for each student who reviewed their graded paper in GradeMark for longer than 30 seconds.

Tutorials

Assignment Management

Assignment Inbox

Grading

ETS e-Rater Grading

The Similarity Report

Making a submission

PeerMark

Commenting tools

QuickMarks

Rubric scorecards and grading forms

Student Resources

Videos

Turnitin Resources (By Turnitin.com)

Training Webinars

Weekly and On Demand Training Webinars provided by Turnitin.

How to interpret a Turnitin Similarity Report

Senior Lecturer at the University of Wollongong, Dr. Ann Rogerson DBA Mgmt (Dist) MEd (Dist) JP will discuss how to interpret a Turnitin Similarity Report. Tune in to better understand Turnitin Similarity Reports, find out how to analyze Turnitin reports at a class and individual level, and learn how to use reporting filters available in Feedback Studio.

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What Students Say About Instructor Feedback

What do students value in terms of instructor feedback on their writing? And, how does the timing of the receipt of feedback impact the development of students’ writing skills? Turnitin recently conducted a survey of nearly 900 students to gather insights into how instructor feedback impacts the development of student writing.

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Positive Feedback Strategies

How do you engage students in the writing process? How do you reach both struggling students who need more personalized and in-depth feedback while challenging students that excel to do better—in a limited amount of time? And, how can we, as educators, help students to do more with their writing and meet them with where they're at?

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Stopping Plagiarism at the Source

Every teacher dreads it—the plagiarized paper, the confrontation with a student, the demise of trust and learning. As schools move toward an online future, educators are understandably concerned about increases in plagiarism. Yet while the problem is real, there are solutions beyond forcing teachers into the role of police.

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The Plagiarism Spectrum

Students are often unaware of what constitutes plagiarism. The Plagiarism Spectrum was designed to help students see how plagiarism is defined and can take form.

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