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.