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1. If quoted or bibliographic material is flagged as similar or matching this information can be removed from the Originality Report Permanent exclusion of bibliography or quoted material can only be handled by the instructor Students are only able to remove quoted or bibliographic material for the duration of the current session of viewing the Originality Report Please note that the functions for excluding material are approximate and human judgement is the final arbiter for proper quotation or bibliographic reference Cited material cannot be excluded directly and quotations can only be excluded if block indentation or direct quotation marks begin and end the quotation Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 2 Plagiarism Prevention section Excluding a Match Excluding quoted or bibliographic Matches 1 Open an Originality Report tations grademark file 2 Click on the exclude quoted or exclude bibliography links 3 Review the revised report Quoted or bibliographic material can be re included by clicking the include quoted or include bibliography links Excluding a Match Any source or match source can be removed from the Originality Report show highest matches together or quickview classic mode views of the Originality Report This allows the instructor to find any underlying sources or if the instructor determines a match is not need2. 3 Click on ok to accept the download 4 Select the file format to download in if prompted to do so GradeMark and Peer Review accounts only 5 The files will download to be saved on the user s computer Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook 35 Chapter 1 Getting Started section Opening the Originality Report Viewing Originality Reports The Turnitin Originality Report provides an overall similarity index for a submission This index determines the percentage of similarity between a submission and information existing in the Turnitin repositories selected as search targets for an assignment Any text from the paper matching to text in the repositories is created with a link to the source in the Turnitin repository Opening the Originality Report The Turnitin Originality Report can be accessed from the assignment inbox Under the report column are the icons indicating the percentage of the Overall Similarity Index and the corresponding color on a blue to red scale title gaz grademark file paper ID Great Expectations 67907200 The Convict 57908451 Broken Hearts 67891835 The narrator 67909002 Organizing the Assignment Inbox Turnitin offers the instructor user many methods to organize papers in the assignment inbox to assist with handling large classes or simply to quickly sort the submissions and Originality Reports in an inbox The fo
3. Available Assignment Options Generate Originality Reports for student submissions e immediately first report is final Originality Reports for all submissions will be generated immediately Students cannot resubmit papers Submissions must be deleted by the instructor to enable resubmission e immediately can overwrite reports until due date Originality Reports for the initial submission by each student user to this assigament will be generated immediately Students may resubmit as often as the student wishes until the assignment due date Originality Reports for the second or subsequent submission will require a 24 hour delay before the Originality Report begins processing Only the latest submission is available to the instructor or student Previous versions are removed Student submissions will compare against one another within the assigament on the due date and time which may result in a change in the Originality Report similarity index and results at the due date and time This option is typically used when students are self reviewing and revising their submissions and able to view the Originality Report No resubmissions are allowed after the due date and time of the assignment Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved lurnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 1 Getting Started section Available Assignment Options e on due date Originality Reports will not be generated for any submission un
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5. Then click on the new assignment button on the class portfolio o EE Bis new assignment create a new 2 On the next page enter the following information 2 assignment title assignment title e optional point value for GradeBook users poat alos paper assignment 3 Select start and due dates for the assignment Specific times are also starte selected Students are only able Apr LT f 2008 2 to submit once the start date and at 4 xj ta j Pu time has passed After the due date az and time students will be blocked Apr 14 2008 from submitting papers unless late at 11 N 59 x1 PM Submissions are enabled 3a GradeMark and GradeBook users must select a post date for the assignment The post date determines when marked Apr 15 2008 lt I papers or grades will be available for at 12 mI 00 Tawa student view The post date must come after the due date of an assignment 4 Select whether the assigament will create Originality Reports for submissions by first clicking on the more options link and then locating Generate Originality Reports for submissions the Generate Originality Reports for submissions option Use the pulldown menu to select no if you do not want Reports generated for this assignment The default is yes 5 Click submit to finalize the assignment It will appear on the class homepage Optional The user may continue to the next step Advanc
6. contact the list of students individually or via e mail Access to the student list for a class is gained by clicking the students tab on the tab column students add student upload student list email all stud enrolled student name user ID email address Welcome Currently there are no students enrolled in this class We recommend you have you Student Page Features The features of the student home page include e view student class portfolio click on the name of a student to visit the class portfolio for the student assignment list Rachel Bing s portfolio show grades assignment title submitted contents reviews Assignment Demo 10 04 07 1 start 10 04 07 Roland Bd nn 1 due 10 11 07 Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 1 Getting Started section Student Page Features e e mail a student click on the e mail address of any student to open a mail window in the user s default e mail program user ID email address aj 2483755 demoil9 turnitin com e e mail all students click the e mail all students link to compose and send an e mail to all students in the class students add student upload student lis email all students enrolled student name user ID email address 10 04 07 Argus Ellen EH 2483802 demoi3 turnitin com e lock unlock a student students can be locked or unlocked from a cla
7. allowing instructors to track student performance in a class and provide this information to students Creating a User Profile All users on the Turnitin system must create a user profile If the user has previously registered on Turnitin is an account administrator or received an e mail that indicates having been added to an account this section can be skipped Users with existing profiles should skip to the Logging In section of this chapter If the user is new to Turnitin and has not been added to an account by the account administrator an instructor profile must be created To create an instructor profile the account ID number and account join password are required This information is needed to authorize a user to join the Turnitin account Note The account ID and account join password may only be distributed by the Turnitin account administrator for an institution Instructors wishing to access Turnitin must contact the appropriate personnel at the institution to receive the account ID and join password Account administrators may distribute this data or may automatically enroll instructors via e mail Turnitin staff cannot distribute this information to any user Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook 5 Chapter 1 Getting Started Section Introduction 1 Go to www turnitin com 2 Click on New Users above the login area password on the top right corner of the
8. have any of the Direct Source Comparison capability and will not be able to show side by side comparisons The view mode of a downloaded report is not available in the HTML document To download and view or save a copy of the Originality Report click on the download icon at the top right of the Originality Report Word Count 1957 Submitted 1 mode show highest matches together match internet from 00 00 00 i SA zm piri M rh ELI Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 2 Plagiarism Prevention Section User Report Preferences User Report Preferences The behavior and appearance of Originality Reports can be changed from the report preferences area The available report settings can be changed e color code matches by default matching text is color coded This can be turned off or reactivated by selecting no from the color code matches pull down menu e default mode when a report is opened the default view mode is enabled To change the default view mode select the mode from the default mode pull down menu e auto navigation when a match is clicked or activated the text scrolls smoothly To jump instead of smooth scrolling select jump to next match from the auto navigation pull down menu To change Originality Report preferences click on preferences at the top left of the Original
9. on the expired classes tab on the Turnitin instructor homepage The all classes option available on the same pull down menu will list both active and ex pired classes all classes expired classes active classes Reactivating an Expired Class An expired class can be only reactivated by the instructor The update icon can be used to reactivate the course by giving it a new end date The instructor can change the end date of the class from the class update screen Once the end date has been changed the instructor must click on submit to save the new end date and reactivate the class update standard class class name Class Demo enrollment password x Demothis1 class start date October 4 2007 class end date Apr i 5 2009 Creating Assignments All submissions by students are made to assignments in a Turnitin class Assignments for a given class are created displayed and modified from the class homepage To reach the class homepage the instructor must click on the name of the class Note An instructor with GradeMark or GradeBook available will be required to set a post date on an assignment This post date and time must be after the start date and due date of the assignment Turnitin Instructor Handbook Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Chapter 1 Getting Started section Creating Assignments 1 Click on the class to open up the class portfolio
10. program to save the file as one of the accepted types Rich Text Format and Plain Text file types are nearly universally available in word processing software Neither file type will support images or non text data within the file Plain text format does not support any formatting and rich text format supports only limited formatting options Warning Users who are converting to a new file format will need to save their file with a name different than the original Any file should be saved with a new file name when converting to plain text or rich text formats to prevent permanent loss of the original formatting or image content of a file Submitting a paper by file upload 1 Click on the submit paper button on the Si class homepage i submit paper 2 If needed select file upload from the submit a paper by pull down menu File upload is the default submission type for new users submit a paper by 3a Select an enrolled student name using the author pull down menu on the submission page Papers submitted by an instructor on behalf of a student will i M ET sre appear in the student portfolio just as Smith Robert ene edu if the student made the submission Turner Helen ht schoolname edu The instructor must enter the first and last name when non enrolled student first name is selected from the author puldown menu last name x Warning Papers you submit for non enrolled students cannot be graded or marke
11. to display by clicking on the radio button next to a source When printing this view mode will print only the currently selected source E mode show matches one at a time E 7 Bys match internet from 11 28 06 ibre Saltar a itp www luisbeltran com This is source 1 In the cumulative report This source is partially hidden by d one or more sources In the cumulative report e 1959a 26 de 1 que muriA3 a la uera de HawAli Users may also view the Originality Report showing only matching text and source links without the source view This is known as the quickview or classic report mode To access this view use the mode pull down menu on an open Originality Report and select quickview classic report from the pull down menu The Originality Report browser window will refresh to display this view Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 2 Plagiarism Prevention section Direct Source Comparison Processed on 07 27 07 11 46 AM PDT ID 38980536 mode quickview classic report The quickview mode is similar to the printed view of the Originality Report This view mode allows a user to view a source in its original format from the internet or from the Turnitin repository if the source is a journal or periodical by clicking on the name of the source at the top of the Originality Report Not all sources
12. webpage Eee i Please select whether you will be using the service as an instruc student teaching assistant Create a New Turnitin Instructor Account class ID 3 Click on the instructor link 4 The Create a New Turnitin Instructor Account form must be completed account ID x 5 Enter the account ID number and account join password for the institutional account join password L your first name 6 Enter the user first name last name ee and a valid e mail address to use as the OO login for Turnitin email address L Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 1 Getting Started section Logging In To create a user profile 7 Select a password for logging in The password must be six to twelve characters including at least one letter and one number The password is case confirm your password sensitive enter your password secret question x 8 Select a secret question from the pull Please select a secret question down menu and enter the answer This answer is not case sensitive Click on question answer x next to continue LDLLLUTIT LHZIUVY TOL L LJ Pe Pre Ssterik MAL TUU Mave FO GU Gru LTmmursidrit capacity and authority to enter into this User Agreement and 2 z bound by all of its terms and conditions You should review this Use T carefully If You breach the User Agreement Your au
13. will be available as the Turnitin privacy policy may prevent displaying some matches Similarity exclude quoted exclude bibliography 68 match internet from 11 28 06 11 28 06 htto www luisbeltran com archivos 2006 06 tributo a iz is 13 match internet from 01 28 07 1 28 07 http ezenlaweb com comunidad archives category ale el te Direct Source Comparison The final mode Direct Source Comparison allows a user to quickly compare matching text to the source of the match in the Turnitin repository Matches to other student papers are not available for Direct Source Comparison viewing Using Direct Source Comparison can be done from the single source mode or cumulative view mode of the Originality Report Accessing direct source comparison grademark file 1 Open an Originality Report tations a E arvey Milk was one of the most chari m populists of the past half century a ma 2 Click on a highlighted area of text on the left hand student paper side 3 When the source opens on the right the user can navigate through the areas of matching text if available using the arrow buttons beside next match Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook 45 Chapter 2 Plagiarism Prevention section Repository Sources Accessing direct source comparison 4 Optional The show in web page link ETEMENWEBISRID available on live internet matche
14. LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 1 Getting Started section Elements of the Assignment Inbox Assignment Inbox Each assignment in a class has an assignment inbox The assignment inbox contains any submissions that have been made by students or the instructor to the assignment To access the assignment inbox click on the name of the assignment on the class homepage assignments start 05 11 05 C PR 1 testing review IS distribute 07 28 05 2 Essay Final 07 24 05 Elements of the Assignment Inbox The assignment inbox is a sorted list of columns containing information regarding submissions in an assignment The assignment inbox can be organized by any of the criteria listed for example clicking on the column heading name of author will sort the contents of the assignment box by author last name from A to Z Clicking the column heading again will sort it again by the reverse of the criteria from Z to A The column headings in the assignment inbox are e author a column containing the names of any enrolled students and the names given for any non enrolled instructor uploaded papers in the assignment Clicking on the name of the author opens the class portfolio page for any enrolled students Enrolled student names are underlined and lettered in blue e title the title given for any paper submitted If there is no submission for a user this field will list no submis
15. Prevention Section Refreshing Reports The option to refresh a report is available on the Originality Report once it has opened The current report is deleted and a new report is generated Please note that no report will be available until the new report has finished If the user wishes they can save or print a copy of the existing report before clicking on the green refresh icon at the top of the Originality Report to have a new Originality Report generated Printing or Saving Reports The Originality Report can be printed or downloaded to the user s computer for later reference To print a report click on the print icon at the top of the Originality Report view This will prepare a readable print friendly version of the Originality Report The report may be printed in color or black and white at the discretion of the user When printing the print version created is based on the view mode of the Originality Report currently open For example clicking print while using the default show highest matches view mode will print only the highest matches The print view resembles the quickview classic report Word Count 1857 Submitted 1 show highest matches together 1 35 match internet from 00 00 00 j N i hae L A copy of the Originality Report can be downloaded in a HTML format to the computer or a connected data storage device The downloaded version will no longer
16. T text to submit in a word processing or text editing program and select copy from the edit menu To transfer the text into the text box on Turnitin click inside the text box of the submission page and select paste from the browser edit menu OO Z U 6 Click on submit to submit the text The NES e digital receipt will be displayed submit Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 1 Getting Started Section Zip File Uploads Zip File Uploads Instructors are able to upload a zip file of papers to a Turnitin assignment The zip file may be any size up to approximately LOOMB and contain up to 1000 individual files If the zip file exceeds either limit it will be rejected Instructors uploading zip files are advised to ensure that no unacceptable file types are contained within the zip file and to be careful of duplicate copies of the same file within the zip file Turnitin will attempt to detect duplicate or invalid files and warn the user of any duplicate or unacceptable files file 1 Click on the submit paper button in the i sic assignment inbox adi submit paper 2 Select zip upload from the submit paper by pull down menu File upload is the L default submission type for new users zbfie l submit papers by Glick on Browse and select the zip file browse for the file to upload that will b
17. ages page and on the Turnitin user homepage These include messages announcing scheduled downtimes Information and Assistance The help button on the top right corner of the web page allows a user access to the online resources available for assistance with Turnitin We provide user manuals training videos and knowledge base access to our users as well as a site key Welcome Demo Turnitin logout Knowledge Base not currently available The knowledge base is an area we have created for our users to search for help or information on specific aspects of using Turnitin Frequently updated lists of the most common questions we receive are also available User Guides The user guides area links to a resource page providing downloadable versions of any of the Quick Start Guides and User Manuals for Turnitin Training Videos Turnitin training videos allow institutions to reduce training time in the implementation of Turnitin We provide new user videos for all user types as well as in depth videos for specific products Join Account amp J oin Account TA The join account and join account TA tabs allow an instructor to join an additional Turnitin account Turnitin accounts may be separated by the institutional administrator into Departments or Campus level groups Some instructors may need to join multiple departmental or campus accounts or may be employed by multiple institutions join account class ID clas
18. d for paperless return to students Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook 27 Chapter 1 Getting Started section Cut and Paste Submissions submission title 4 Enter the title for the paper This field is mE required browse for the file to upload browse for the file to uplgaz 5 Click the Browse button and locate the paper to submit 6 Click submit to upload this file submit submit paper Step 2 of 2 7 Once the paper has been uploaded the ani mag following page previews the paper being submitted Review the text to confirm Preview the correct file was selected The central theme of Nicholas Nickleby is flattery In his us 8 To complete the file upload click on and I am quite in love with that dear Mr Pluck I dec Submit Paper at the bottom of the page but If the wrong file was loaded click on cancel go back and re submit with the Submit Paper correct file You have successfully submitted this paper Below is a copy of your Turnitin Digital Recei 9 Once the submission is complete a digital receipt is displayed The paper ID on the digital receipt is a unique number assigned to this submission paper title Dickens Cut and Paste Submissions The cut and paste submission option allows users to submit information from non supported word processors or file types or to only submit specific parts or areas of a document t
19. duplicated on the student list for the class If there are multiple listings for a single student the instructor may block or drop the extra student profiles to prevent confusion Submissions made by dropped profiles will no longer be viewable by the instructor See the Managing Students section of this manual for more directions on removing students from a class Allow submissions after the due date TE Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook 17 Chapter 1 Getting Started section Available Assignment Options Repository options If the repository options are enabled for an instructor 2 or 4 options will appear within the Submit papers to pulldown menu Instructors will be able to set the Submit papers to assignment option to store student papers in the standard paper repository in the institution paper repository no repository or to allow students to choose between the standard paper repository or the institution paper repository Submit papers to cmm R W Hum ee ee ee ee ee ee ee we morem ee NO mus ee ee g REREHREREREERREEREREEREREEREERSEEEREREEREERREEEREREERREERREEEREERHEEREEERHEEHEENHEE standard paper repository v F I S S E Repository Sources for Similarity Reports The instructor is able to select the available repository sources to compare Submissions in the assignment against This allows an ins
20. e mail address associated with a address Turnitin user profile and click on next secret question 4a Select the secret question for the user Please selecta secretqueston x profile and enter the answer in the field provided and click next question answer 4b Or if you do not know the secret question answer set for the user profile click the link below labeled click here to Foot vour password have a link to a password reset sent via qj e mail 5 On the password reset page you must c enter a new password and log into password for your profile Login Page Forgot Your Password 6 Use the e mail and new password for this maii yourschool edul Password user profile to log into Turnitin Warning If you do not receive the e mail containing the password reset link make certain that the e mail service is not filtering this e mail from noreply turnitin com to spam or junk mail Add noreply turnitin com to the e mail contact list or contact your e mail service for more information on ensuring this important password reset e mail is able to be received Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 1 Getting Started section My Classes The Instructor Homepage After logging in the instructor user is brought to the homepage The instructor homepage provides access to many Turnitin features The instructor homepage lists the accounts and classes
21. e newly enrolled list of student users To return message to the class student page click the We have created a user profile return to students link for this student and enrolled r list upload return to students the student in your class Enrollment E mails As soon as students are added to a class a confirmation e mail is sent to the e mail address provided If the student has an existing user profile the confirmation e mail contains only notification of the new class enrollment If the e mail address was not for an existing student user in the Turnitin system the confirmation e mail contains a temporary password and login instructions New student user profiles that have never logged in are indicated with a pink highlight over the enrollment date to the left of the student name on the student list page Re sending New User Enrollment E Mail The instructor can re send the welcome e mail including the temporary password to student users who have never logged into Turnitin The instructor can also change the e mail or name information to fix any incorrect information in the event that a student no longer has access to the e mail address used initially for the user profile Students who did not receive the enrollment e mails will need to check junk mail or any other mail filters such as parental filters on e mail and ensure that they are able to receive e mail from noreply turnitin com and helpdesk turnitin com before the
22. e uploaded Browse Click submit to load the zip file and view the list of papers A pop up window NT cuti indicating download progress should be submit shown Select the papers to submit by checking or unchecking the include check box for the paper For each paper being PEE included the user may select an enrolled student in the class or submit as non enrolled giving first rere name or last name ei tactile adi submit without first and last name S which will default to anonymous submit with a paper title submit without a paper title which will default to the name of the file Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved lurnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 1 Getting Started Section Zip File Uploads file 6 Once the files to submit from the zip file have been selected and if needed assigned name and title information Am the user must click on submit to submit continue the upload of papers into the assignment 7 A confirmation screen will be shown listing all file names author names SENSN panais e mail user profiles and submission Poe Allen ap amp schoolname edu titles Any fields containing Anonymous or Not Entered are not required but may be set by using the go back link to return to the previous screen Turner Helen ht amp schoolname edu Click submit to finalize the zip file upload into the assigament Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms
23. ed to remove it from consideration The overall similarity index will be recalculated and change the current percentage of the Originality Report if matches are excluded To exclude a match open an Originality Report and view it either in show highest matches together or quickview classic mode To the right of each source listed for a match will be a gray X icon Click on this icon to open a prompt to exclude the source Click OK to continue The source will be removed from the Originality Report An un derlying source if any are present will replace it Note Excluded sources still appear in the show matches one at a time mode of the Originality Report Excluded sources can be restored by moving to the show matches one at a time mode and clicking on the gray symbol to the right of an excluded source This source will be available again in the cumulative view mode of the Originality Report Refreshing Reports Since new material is constantly entering Turnitin s repositories from ongoing internet crawls new publication content and submissions made to Turnitin it is sometimes beneficial to generate a new Originality Report for a student submission at a later date to see if there are any new matching sources or to ensure that it checks against later submissions made by other students or other classes Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook 47 Chapter 2 Plagiarism
24. ed Assignment Options to select additional information before submitting the assignment Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook 15 Chapter 1 Getting Started section Advanced Assignment Options Advanced Assignment Options When creating a paper assignment the user may select to view and change any of the advanced assignment options The advanced assignment options are viewed by clicking on more options at the bottom of the assignment creation or assignment update page Generate Originality Reports for submissions yes zl more options E Generate Originality Reports for student submissions immediately first report is final lt l Allow students to see Originality Reports no lt Allow submissions after the due date no E Allow other papers to be checked against submissions yes Compare submissions against these search targets student paper database V current and archived internet Ie periodicals journals amp publications Advanced assignment options are listed and described below When an advanced assignment option is changed the user may also select whether or not this change should be the future default for any new assignments created This allows the user to automatically create all new assignments with their preference of advanced options rather than manually selecting the advanced options for every new assignment
25. ed apple icon to open a GradeMark window e file a page icon and indicator of the file type of a submission that was uploaded to Turnitin or in the event no submission was made Click on the page icon to download a copy of the submission as originally uploaded by the student to the assignment e paper ID the unique numeric ID number assigned to every submission made to Turnitin This column contains if no submission was made The paper ID is also provided to students or instructors when submitting by file upload or copy and paste as part of the digital receipt e date the date of a submission Any dates shown in red indicate a late submission made after the due date and time of an assigament The format is month day year If no submission was made after the due date time for a student this column shows late in red If the due date has not passed students in the class with no submissions have a in this column The assignment inbox also contains a number of items in the assignment inbox panel at the top of the assignment inbox See the Organizing the Assignment Inbox section for more information on these functions The items are all papers marked papers viewed papers new papers allows an instructor to select which folder of an assignment inbox to view By default all papers are in the new papers folder The available folders are all papers marked papers viewed papers and new papers Papers can be moved between folders i
26. f the welcome e mail including temporary password will be sent Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook 25 Chapter 1 Getting Started Section File Types and Size Submitting Papers Instructors joined to a Turnitin account can submit papers using the four available methods Instructor uploads may be submitted by e file upload a single file submission selected by the instructor e cut and paste submission of text copied and pasted into a Turnitin submission box May be used to submit from a file format that is not accepted No images or non text information can be copied and pasted only plain text can be accepted e zip file submit a standard zip file containing multiple papers May contain up to LOOMB or 1 000 files Zip file uploads of significant size may require additional time to complete File Types and Size Turnitin currently accepts the following file types for upload into an assignment Microsoft Word including Word 2007 Corel WordPerfect HTML Adobe PostScript Plain text TXT Rich Text Format RTF Portable Document Format PDF The file size may not exceed 10 48576 MB Files of larger size may be reduced in size by removal of non text content Files that are password protected encrypted hidden system files or read only files cannot be uploaded or submitted to Turnitin The zip file upload accepts up to 1000 files or 100MB of
27. hat may need an Originality Report generated Please note that only text can be submitted via the cut and paste method any graphics graphs images and formatting are lost when pasting into the text submission box Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 1 Getting Started Section Cut and Paste Submissions 1 Click on the submit paper button in the assignment inbox d submit paper i 2 Select cut and paste from the submit submit paper by paper by pull down menu File upload e U is the default submission type for new cut amp paste i n 3a Select an enrolled student name using the pull down menu on the submission page Papers submitted by an instructor non enrolled student on behalf of a student will appear in the on Janp a ailla DP E Poe Allen apit schoalname edu student portfolio just as if the student Smith Robert rs schoolname edu made the submission Turner Helen ht schoolname edu 3b The instructor may enter the first and first name last name as a non enrolled student Warning Papers you submit for non enrolled students cannot be graded or marked for paperless return to students last name x 4 Enter the title for the paper This field is title required 5 Copy and paste the selected text into the text box cut and paste your paper Tip To copy and paste text highlight the O
28. he paper with highlighting to indicate matching areas e direct source comparison side by side mode An in depth view that shows an area of similarity compared side by side with a specific match from the Turnitin repositories Not available on all types of repository matches Note If the source of matching text is a student paper in one of the classes controlled by the user as an instructor the paper can be displayed in direct source comparison mode with matching text highlighted The Originality Report provides the instructor with information regarding the origin of the matching paper Not available for students viewing Originality Reports If the paper is from a class controlled by another instructor no direct access to this paper can be provided To view the paper the instructor must request permission from the instructor in possession of the paper by clicking on the link to the source and then using the permission request button Turnitin will auto generate an e mail request to the instructor who controls the paper The instructor can reply via e mail to the user if the request is granted No student papers are made available to another user within the Turnitin system Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved lurnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 2 Plagiarism Prevention section Originality Report Contents TO Open an Originality Report click on the icon in the report column in the assignment inbox The O
29. ity Report This will open the Originality Report preferences pane Change any of the preferences available using the corresponding pull down menus To complete the preferences change the user must click on save in the corner of the Originality Report preference pane to save any changes that have been made preferences help I turn itin by Tabith Originaliby Report calor code matches default mode show highest matches together auto navigation scroll to next match Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook
30. j gt AA i d VAN J l AJ y UY 412 A A f ry l UYN ama L SUN J Turnitin Instructor User Manual Chapter 2 Plagiarism Prevention Updated J uly 30 2008 Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook A0 Chapter 2 Plagiarism Prevention Section Introduction Introduction A typical submission made to an assignment on Turnitin generates an Originality Report The Originality Report is the result of comparison between the text of the Submission against the search targets selected for the assignment which may include billions of pages of active and archived internet information a repository of works previously submitted to Turnitin and a repository of tens of thousands of periodicals journals amp publications Any matching or highly similar text discovered is detailed in the Originality Report that is available in the assignment inbox Although the Originality Report can be used as a tool to assist in identification of Suspected individual cases of plagiarism Turnitin plagiarism prevention works even more powerfully when used as a deterrent Students who are aware that the works Submitted will come under effective scrutiny are more likely to produce original work and pay greater attention to the standards of citation and quotation Originality Reports Originality Reports provide a summary of matching or highly similar text found i
31. lasses may be separated into multiple lists each of which can be uploaded individually The list must be a Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel or plain text txt file The first name last name and e mail for each student must be provided The formatting must be as follows e Microsoft Word or Plain Text John Doe JDoe schoolname edu o Microsoft Excel Jon Doe JjJDoeGschoolname edu Once the student list is available the list may be uploaded from the student page of the class Enrollinga list of students assignments 1 From the class home page click on the students tab students 2 Click the upload student list button Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 1 Getting Started Section Enrollment E mails Enrolling a list of students 3 Click the Browse button and locate the file containing the student list on the browse for the file to upload computer For example lists use the Cne click here link to see templates 4 Click submit to upload the student list file 5 The student list will be displayed Check the displayed list for errors To submit this list click yes submit If the incorrect file was selected choose no Ecce pui go back and select a different file for jd schoolname edu Yes step 3 yes submit no go back jo2 schoolname edu Yes 6 Once yes submit has been selected the final screen will display th
32. llowing are the ways an instructor is able to organize the assignment inbox e sorting by column header click any of the column names with a downward pointing arrow to the right This includes author title date or report column headings Click a second time to re sort in the opposite direction e g A Z becomes Z A delete J download move to t Ofademark file paper 1 date y oland 523912596 10 04 07 Hughes Eileen Cuchulain 52391986 10 04 07 Brown Buster Pythag 52391421 10 04 07 Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 1 Getting Started Section Organizing the Assignment Inbox e sorting by folder the instructor is able to select and move papers to the viewed or marked folders by checking the box to the left of the author name and clicking the move to button Select the destination folder from the drop down menu and click on submit to move the paper to the selected folder delete download Umar to D title author report grademark file Argus Ellen ibel 100 m Franks Emmanuel destination folder new papers xj destination assignment submit e deleting unwanted papers an instructor can delete papers at any time by checking the box to the left of the paper and clicking the delete button These papers are removed from the assignment inbox but not the submission repository download
33. lment password This provides a student user with authorization to access the class on Turnitin Please do not post the class id and password on a publicly accessible website to ensure only your students enroll in the class Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 1 Getting Started Section Having Students Enroll To confirm the class ID and enrollment password click on the statistics icon next to the class name under the statistics column on the Turnitin instructor homepage The class ID and enrollment password are displayed as part of the class statistics na matehes peer reviews un 2 m Lu m S S ue originality reports American Literatur If needed the instructor can change the enrollment password to remove accidental capitalization or spaces that may be causing student enrollment issues Changing the enrollment password after student enrollment is completed also prevents students with forgotten passwords from enrolling multiple times and causing confusion To change the enrollment password click on the update icon for the class on the Turnitin instructor homepage Update the enrollment password and click on submit to save the change For step by step student oriented instructions or student self enrollment information please view the Turnitin Student User Manual Student Quick Start Guide or Student training video Enrolling Students Man
34. lt viewing mode is the cumulative view which is listed as show highest matches together To change the view mode for an Originality Report click on the mode pull down menu and select a viewing mode to display the report in The browser window will automatically change to the selected view mode Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 2 Plagiarism Prevention section Changing Viewing Modes show highest matches rs show bmi one at a time Changing Viewing Modes By default the Originality Report opens in show highest matches together mode In some cases matches to smaller areas of similarity may be obscured by larger matches and not shown on this view mode To find the underlying sources use the show matches one at a time viewing mode to show an exhaustive list of the sources To switch to this mode click on the mode pull down menu and select show matches one at a time The Originality Report browser window will reload to display this view mode show matches one at a time w E Ce 3 match internet from 11 28 06 This is source 1 in the cumulative report This source is partially hidden by one or more sources In the cumulative report altar a a 26 de iuriA3 a la de HawA i rendo su In this mode all sources for a given paper are listed even those that are obscured by larger percentage matches in the default view Select a source
35. may also download and save papers submitted to an assignment Instructors may download papers one by one or in a zip file Instructors on an account with the GradeMark or Peer Review products active may also select whether to download a PDF version of the submission or the original file format Downloading papers one at a time 1 Click on the icon under the file column 52391421 10 for the paper to download 52391986 10 0 52391296 10 0 2 If available For Peer Review and GradeMark accounts a pop up window prompts the user to select Originally submitted format or PDF format Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 1 Getting Started Section Downloading Papers 3 The files will download to be saved on the user s computer WIS LE DoD ka ww URS Ca UJ 1 From the assignment inbox click the author title check boxes to select the papers that will be downloaded Argus Ellen l Franks Emmanuel WETE LE p MUWTYM IE IMS L HJY LJ la The user may also select the check box in the column heading to download all author papers from all pages of an assignment Argus Ellen inbox m Franks Emmanuel 2 Click on the download button above delete M download Jj move to the check box column to begin the author title download S Arqus Ellen WIVES Lil SEER Ile kl D your computer Do you want to
36. move to author itle report grademark file us Ellen Nibel 106 Deleting papers removes them from your inbox but does not remove them from our database Are you sure you want to delete the selected papers Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook 37 Chapter 1 Getting Started section Viewing Late Submissions Viewing Late Submissions Students enrolled in a class show up in the assignment inbox If a student has not Submitted a paper no submission will show up in place of a paper title To quickly view which enrolled users have not submitted a paper sort the inbox by paper title by clicking on the title column heading Note that some users may accidentally enroll multiple times and appear both as no submission and with a submission To check this click on the author column heading to sort the student list by name and check for duplicates If a paper is submitted late to an assignment the submission date appears in red If no submission has been received by the due date and time late will show up in red in the date column 52391986 10 04 07 52391296 10 04 07 Managing Students The student list page allows an instructor to access the class portfolio a collection of submissions Originality Reports peer reviews and marked papers for the class for each student drop or add students block students from accessing the class or
37. n a submitted paper When an Originality Report is available for viewing an icon will appear in the report column of the assignment inbox Originality Reports that have not yet finished generating are represented by a grayed out icon in the reports column Reports that are not available may not have generated yet or assignment settings may be delaying the generation of the report Poe Allen Great Expectations Smith Robert The Convict Doe Jane Broken Hearts Turner Helen The narrator Note Overwritten or resubmitted papers may not generate a new Originality Report for a full twenty four hours This delay is automatic and allows resubmissions to correctly generate without matching to the previous draft The color of the report icon indicates the overall similarity index of the paper based on the amount of matching or similar text that was uncovered The percentage range is 096 to 100 The possible similarity indices are e blue no matching text e green one word to 2496 matching text e yellow 25 49 matching text e orange 50 74 matching text e red 75 100 matching text Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 2 Plagiarism Prevention Section Introduction amp Warning These indices do not reflect Turnitin s assessment of whether a paper has or has not been plagiarized Originality Reports are simply a tool to help an instructor find sources
38. n the assignment inbox by using the move to function Papers only can be placed in a single folder Selecting a folder tab will display only that folder unless all papers is selected which shows every submission in an assignment all papers marked papers viewed papers new papers submit button allows an instructor to begin submitting a paper or papers to this assignment Assignment Demo T um inbox all papers marked papers viewed pape Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 1 Getting Started Section Viewing Papers delete download and move to these buttons perform the selected action on papers which have a check mark added in the box to the left of the author name delete download move to page if there is more than one page to an assignment inbox click on the page number to move between the pages of the assignment inbox and view the Submissions on the pages Essay Final page 1 2 Viewing Papers Every paper submitted to an assignment can be viewed online To view a paper through the Turnitin web site without saving a copy to the computer the instructor simply needs to click on the name of the paper under the title column of the assignment inbox This will open the paper in a new window with the submission and student information as well as the text of the paper Downloading Papers The instructor
39. nment Revision assignments appear as sub assignments 1a 2a 3b on the class home page for instructors Getting Your Students Started Once a class and assignment have been created the instructor or students are ready to begin submitting papers and using Turnitin If the instructor is planning to do the submissions of papers please skip to the next section Submitting Papers Warning It is strongly recommended that students submit papers themselves This will save time and enable the use of the Peer Review GradeMark or Gradebook products Enrolling Students Students must be enrolled in a class to submit papers access grades or access peer review assignments Students can self enroll by creating a user profile using the class ID number and class enrollment password The instructor can enroll students in a class one by one or by uploading a list of e mails and student names If the instructor chooses to add students to the class directly each student added to the class will be automatically e mailed a temporary password and login information If the e mail address entered when adding a student is not valid the student will not receive an e mail For this reason students who do not possess valid e mail addresses must enroll themselves using the class ID and enrollment password Having Students Enroll Students self enrolling into a Turnitin class must have the numeric class ID and the case sensitive class enrol
40. nstructions or assign a different point value 1 From the class home page click on the new assignment button s N S new assignment From the drop down menu labeled i create a new select revision acciri Mill revision assignment f assignment From the pull down menu labeled based on paper assignment select the assignment this revision should be oe RSS based on abe avalos based on paper assignment point value Optional Enter a point value for the NENNEN revision assignment Select the start date due date and if start date Apr i 7 l 2008 available post date for the assignment Select an option from the Generate due date Apr j 14 l 2008 1 Originality Reports for student submissions drop down menu post date Apr SI 15 2008 enter special instructions optional Optional Enter any special assignment instructions Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 1 Getting Started Section Getting Your Students Started Creating revision assignments generate Originality Reports for student submissions 7 Two other options can be adjusted the generate Originality Reports for student submissions and the allow allow students to see Originality Reports students to see Originality Reports yes 2 immediately first report is final xf Click on submit to save this revision assig
41. rences include default user type select the type of user access to default to upon login default submission type select a default submission type file upload bulk upload or cut and paste items per page select the number of items you would like displayed per page show page info toggles the info messages at the top of each page on and off s send me e mail updates choose yes to receive e mail updates from Turnitin use homepage link choose yes to create a homepage link To set up a link enter a link name and URL below default language select the language in which Turnitin will display by default for this user when logged in Changing User Types A single user profile can access multiple roles on any Turnitin account including instructor student and administrator functions To access the student or administrator homepage you will need to change your user type in the top left hand corner of the web page For more information on using the system as a specific user type please refer to the corresponding User Guide Messages and Announcements To view important Turnitin messages and announcements click on the messages button on the system bar my classes user infa Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 1 Getting Started section Information and Assistance Warning Urgent notifications may appear both on the mess
42. riginality Report will open in a new window If the new window does not appear the user may need to add turnitin com to the list of sites allowed to create pop up windows on the web browser the instructor is using Poe Allan Great Expectations Smith Robert The Convict Doe Jane Broken Hearts Originality Report Contents The Originality Report is separated into three main areas in the default view These default areas are e paper information the top of the report page shows information about the Submitted paper This includes the paper title the submitting user profile name information the word count date of the Originality Report creation and how many Submissions have been made to the assignment e paper text the extracted text only version of the submitted paper Matching text is highlighted in a color that corresponds to the matching source listed on the right side of the Originality Report e matching source the list of matching sources for the highlighted areas of the paper text to the left Paper Information edad mas ID 38980536 by Tabitha Testing Word Count 614 Similarity exclude quoted exclude bibliography mode show highest matches together 2 1396 match intezmeimkanrg 01 28 07 Israel Kamakaw lp http 7767 6 pr E LP aer text AS Kamakawiwoa ole 20 de p Mode Menu The mode pull down menu allows users to switch views of a Turnitin Originality Report The defau
43. rk GradeBook Only at Turnitin Login Page Forge 2 At the top right enter the e mail address and password associated E Mail yourschool edu ee with the instructor user profile Login Page Forgot Your Password New Users 3 Click the Login button to log into the student homepage Dyourschool edu Password C Login ry Note To use a Secure Socket Layer SSL connection select the lock icon from the drop down menu to the right of the login button To disable SSL connection select the opened gray lock icon Before using a SSL connection please ensure your browser is set up to enable SSL protocol For assistance please check your web browser help documents or consult your local computer technical support staff to ensure this option is available ur Password r Password New Users Resetting Your Password If a Turnitin user password is forgotten or the initial user welcome e mail is not received the password can be reset via secret question or e mail To reset a password via e mail the user information must contain a valid e mail address Turnitin cannot send password reset information to any other e mail Turnitin Instructor Handbook Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Chapter 1 Getting Started section Logging In 1 Go to www turnitin com turnitin 2 Click on Forgot Your Password above Pana New Use the Password field hool edu Password Login 3 Enter the
44. s brings up a view of the web site as com pared to the student submission 5 When finished with the direct compari son click on the close link on the right hand side to return to the previous view 44 28 07 mode Note f an area of submission text is matched to a source in the student paper repository on Turnitin it will be listed as student papers Direct Source Comparison is not available to students for student paper matches Instructor users are able to send an e mail request to the instructor who received the matching paper If one instructor user profile controls the class containing both papers that instructor user is able to see the paper in direct source comparison Repository Sources Turnitin utilizes multiple types of repositories in the generation of the Originality Reports There are currently four types of repositories e current and archived internet billions of active and archived web pages from the internet Internet sources indicate a date of download on the Turnitin Originality Report if the match is not found on the most recent download of content from this site e institution paper repository the institutions paper repository of student papers e periodicals a repository of frequently updated content from professional jour nals periodicals and publications e student paper repository a repository of papers previously submitted by Turnitin users Excluding Quoted or Bibliographic Material
45. s name join account TA 2243738 American Li Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 1 Getting Started Section J oin Account amp oin Account TA The account ID and account join password for each account are required to add an additional account to an instructor s homepage To add a new section type class to a master class set the TA must have the master class ID and TA join password for the master class This is available from the master class instructor Creating classes on Turnitin The creation of a class or classes on the Turnitin system is the first step in allowing an instructor and students to access and use the services available at their institution Most instructor and student activity on Turnitin occurs within the class or classes created by an instructor The class is used by the instructor to organize students and student submissions into groups A single class may be used for multiple courses but is typically not recommended due to the additional challenges this can create in organization A class and its assignments are fully available to the instructor between the date of the class creation and the selected expiration date Once a class has expired the information and assignments in the class are viewable but no new submissions or assignments may be made The instructor is capable of extending the expired class to reactivate it New classes
46. should be created each semester or school year when a new group of students is in a course Assignments can be easily imported to a new class using the directions under the Libraries section of this user guide This allows users to easily add assignment sets in a new course To create a class 1 Click the add a class button on your instructor homepage 2 On the next screen enter the following dines name information e the name for the class incolla ene e the class enrollment password mu class start date April 7 2008 3 Select the end date for the class Once the end date has passed the class will not be accessible for submissions unless Oct x L E 4008 E the class is reactivated class end date 4 Click submit to add the class Class information will be displayed in a submit pop up window containing the ID and suomi enrollment password for confirmation Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 1 Getting Started section Expired Classes Expired Classes Every class created on Turnitin has an end date When the end date is reached the class expires and is limited to read only access The students and instructor will no longer be able to submit papers or peer reviews create assignments or mark any of the papers using GradeMark When a class expires it no longer appears on the active classes list To view expired classes only click
47. sion Clicking on the title of a paper will open a text version of the paper with submission information but no Originality Report data to allow an instructor to view the student paper e report the report column contains the Originality Report icon The icon contains a percentage indicating the overall similarity of the paper to information in the Turnitin repositories 100 being fully similar 0 indicating no similarity The icon is rectangular and contains the percentage number and the corresponding color If only a grayed out icon is available the report is not ready A in the report column indicates no submission or that no Originality Report is generated based on assignment settings Clicking on the Originality Report icon opens the Originality Report For more information see the Viewing Originality Reports Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 1 Getting Started section Elements of the Assignment Inbox section of this guide or view the Originality Report video e grademark the grademark column indicates GradeMark image availability A red apple icon shows what papers can be accessed in GradeMark A gray apple icon indicates that a submission is not available in the GradeMark while a indicates that no submission was made or that GradeMark digital assessment is not available for the class or account If the icon is available click on the r
48. ss once they have logged into Turnitin with their user profile Click on the lock icon to toggle the student from unlocked lock not closed to locked lock closed if needed When a student is locked the student profile can no longer access the class user ID email address user ID email address Cae demol3 tu C Tees demols m turnitin s EB 2483758 demol9 tu Ga 2483799 demoi9G e remove a student click on the drop icon to the right of the student e mail address to remove the student from a class Accidentally dropped students may be re added manually but must be added under the same e mail address to regain access to the previous submissions which were made Warning Students should be dropped from a class only if the instructor is absolutely certain that the student user profile and its submissions are no longer needed Dropped students cannot re add themselves to the class even with the class ID and enrollment password user ID email address 2463602 demoi3aturnitin com 2463799 demoiScturnitin com Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook MIYNOLLD WYNO N jb H uw mus mn E TEET T RII a n gt D ja C moy AAA 711 X PPS V V L EN f A would OS V mA j l VE amp GLY JOm Tigre V ENN ULI vy CAKE Y Z turnitin HAMNA ALD AX j n ve eral ORs j 1 x di a LYN nanan F
49. tal Assessment 69 Comments 70 The Clipboard 72 QuickMark Standard Editing Marks 75 Rubric Scorecards 79 GradeMark Assessment 85 Additional Functions 88 Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook 2 Chapter 1 Getting Started Section Introduction Introduction Welcome to Turnitin Turnitin provides plagiarism prevention 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 e Plagiarism Prevention 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 e 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 Peer Review student submissions are assigned to peers for review based on a series of topic and metric questions created by the instructor Peer reviews can be anonymous or attributed e GradeBook an online tool
50. that contain text similar to submitted papers The decision to deem any work plagiarized must be made carefully and only after in depth examination of both the submitted paper and suspect sources in accordance with the standards of the class and institution where the paper was submitted Viewing Originality Reports The Originality Report can be viewed in one of four modes These modes allow users to view and sort the information contained in the Originality Report in any ways best suited to their needs The four modes for viewing an Originality Report are e cumulative view show highest matches together mode A list of all areas of the paper which have similarity to information in the Turnitin repository Matches are color coded and listed from highest to lowest percentage of matching word area to the submission Only the top or best matches are shown all underlying matches are visible on the single source mode e single source show matches one at a time mode Allows a user to view matches between the paper and a specific selected source in the Turnitin repositories Contains a full list of all matches found rather than the best matches per area of similarity This listing is exhaustive but will show all matches found including any that are obscured in the cumulative view by virtue of being in the same or similar areas as other better matches e quickview classic report mode A simple printable list of the matches found followed by t
51. the instructor has created and any class sections which the instructor has been assigned as the Teaching Assistant TA for If no accounts are listed please see Joining An Account in the next section My Classes The my classes tab leads back to the instructor homepage list of all accounts and classes controlled by the instructor my classes user info messages User Info A user profile contains personal information and user preferences Click the user info button on the system bar to open the user profile options The user information area is separated into two sections personal information and user preferences my classes user info messages Personal Information In the personal information section of the user information page a user is shown a number of fields many of which are optional and can be filled at the discretion of the user There are required fields which are listed here User name e mail e Password e Confirm password e Secret question e Question answer ast name e First name All other areas of the personal information section are optional Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 1 Getting Started section User Preferences User Preferences The user preferences section of a user profile affects how information within the profile account is presented and sets defaults for commonly used functions User prefe
52. thorization to remis siitnarsticalhs torenin ate 9 To continue using Turnitin the user ano EA must click on I agree create profile to access Turnitin Lagree create profile I disagree cancel prof Thank you Your user profile is now comple 10 To go directly to Turnitin click on log in to Turnitin Logging In To begin using Turnitin you must first log in During login a cookie will be set on your web browser to allow Turnitin to authorize your access during use of the site Please ensure that the web browser program you are using will allow the cookie to be set by our site www turnitin com Please refer to the help or support information for your web browser for more information on allowing cookies If the instructor is logging into a profile using a temporary password received via e mail the system will require a confirmation of the user information New users must also set a personal password and secret question answer information The new password that is set by the user will replace the temporary password and will be required for all future login attempts Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook 7 section Logging In Chapter 1 Getting Started To login to Turnitin 1 Go to www turnitin com E ee Peer Review turnitin PRICING HOME PRODUCTS TRAINING COMPANY MEDIA TE cor and Services Ting Started IDRA Us News amp Pres GradeMa
53. til the due date and time of the assignment Students may resubmit as many times as needed until the due date and time without receiving reports Resubmissions may not be made after the due date and time of the assignment Allow Students to see Originality Reports This feature of assignment creation provides instructors with the ability to control the option to allow students to see Originality Reports within each created assignment This option gives instructors more flexibility and control when creating assignments Select yes to allow students to see the Originality Report for the assignment The default setting is no Allow students to see Originality Reports TED Late Submission An instructor can enable submissions after the due date and time To enable late submission use the drop down menu next to Allow submissions after the due date and select yes The default setting is no When enabled students will be able to submit papers after the due date and time has passed as long as that student has not already submitted a paper to the assignment Student submissions after the due date and time will be marked with red text in the date column of the submission in the assignment inbox A student cannot overwrite a submission past the assignment due date and time even if the late submission option is enabled Note Students self enrolling in a course may accidentally enroll multiple times Check to ensure that student names are not
54. tions Changing Advanced Assignment Option Defaults If any changes have been made to the advanced assignment options an additional option will be available at the bottom of the options panel The instructor is asked Would you like to save these options as your defaults for future assignments Select yes to have all future assignment creations use the advanced assignment options that have been selected as the default setting Select no to continue with the previous default advanced assignment option settings The default settings can be changed at any time when creating a new assignment or updating an existing assignment Would p like to save these options as your defaults for future assignments Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 1 Getting Started section Revision Assignments Revision Assignments Student users can only submit one paper per assignment If the instructor wishes students to submit multiple drafts without overwriting the previous drafts the instructor can create additional assignments using the revision assignment type Revision assignments are duplicates of the parent assignment s advanced options and standard settings but may have new start due and post dates The revision assignment may have a different Generate Originality Reports for student submissions setting The instructor may also select a different set of optional special i
55. tructor to disregard a source type if the comparison against this type of source is not needed The available search targets are listed under Search options The targets with a check mark are those that will be searched To remove a search target repository click on the check box to remove the mark Clicking on an empty selection box next to the repository will re add the repository as a search target This selection will not alter any currently generated Originality Reports or Overall Similarity Index scores Search options tudent paper repository institution paper repository current and archived internet periodicals journals amp publications Search targets Currently available search targets are e student paper repository works previously submitted in classes and assignments on Turnitin e institution paper repository a repository of student papers for the institution e current and archived internet a repository of archived and live publicly available internet pages containing billions of pages of existing content and tens of thousands of new pages added daily Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 1 Getting Started section Available Assignment Options e periodicals journals amp publications third party periodical journal and publication content including many major professional journals periodicals and business publica
56. ually An instructor may add students individually to the class The instructor must provide first name last name and e mail address for the user A welcome e mail will be sent to the student being added to the class If the e mail address provided already exists on a user profile on Turnitin the user welcome e mail indicates only that the user has been added to a class as a student If the e mail address provided by the instructor has never been used to create a Turnitin profile before a new user welcome e mail is sent The student is provided with a temporary password for logging into Turnitin to complete the user profile Enrolling students one by one assignments 1 From the class homepage click on the students tab to open the student list for the class students 2 Click the add student button add student Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 1 Getting Started Section Enrolling Students From a List Enrolling students one by one add student to class name University American Literature 3 Enter the required information the student first name last name and e mail address A Click submit to enroll the student A submit welcome e mail will be sent to the user Enrolling Students From a List An instructor may upload a student list to add to a course The student list must be one hundred 100 entries or less Larger c
57. welcome e mail is re sent by the instructor Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 1 Getting Started Section Re sending New User Enrollment E Mail Student users who have logged into Turnitin one or more times cannot have this information reset by the instructor and must use the Forgot Your Password link on the Turnitin homepage How to Re Send Welcome E mail An instructor can re send welcome e mails from the student list page of a class To reach the student page click on the class name and then the gray student tab above the assignment list On the students page any students who have never logged in and completed the information on the user profile will have a pink highlight over the date in the enrolled column to the left of the student name Note Students who do not have the pink highlight over the enrolled date must use the Turnitin password reset system if the student has forgotten or lost the password to the student user profile This is accessible at www turnitin com by clicking on the Forgot Your Password link at the top right corner To re send the activation mail click on the pink highlighted date to the left of the student name enrolled student name user ID 04 29 08 Doi 12274954 Check the user information and make any needed changes to this information To send the new user confirmation and welcome e mail click on submit A new copy o
58. zipped information A zip file to be uploaded may not exceed either limit Zip files should be checked to ensure only usable file formats are included in the upload Note PDF documents must contain text to be submitted PDF files containing only images of text will be rejected during the upload attempt To determine if a document contains actual text copy and paste a section or all of the text into a plain text editor such as Microsoft Notepad or Apple TextEdit If no text is copied over the selection is not actual text 4 Tip Users submitting scanned images of a document or an image saved as a PDF will need to use Optical Character Recognition OCR software to convert the image to a text document Manual correction of the resulting document is highly recommended to fix any errors caused by the conversion software Copyright 1998 2008 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Instructor Handbook Chapter 1 Getting Started Section File Types and Size Note Some document formats can contain multiple data types This includes text images embedded information from another file and formatting Non text information that is not saved directly within the document will not be included in a file upload This includes references to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet included within a Microsoft Office Word document Note Users whose files are saved in a file type that is not accepted by Turnitin will need to use a word processing
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