Turnitin

Summary

This article provides detailed information about Turnitin, a tool for plagiarism detection, grading, and peer review, integrated with Canvas. It outlines Turnitin's features, availability, pricing, and support information.

Description

Turnitin is a comprehensive tool designed to help educators detect plagiarism, streamline grading, and facilitate peer reviews. It is integrated into Canvas as an external/LTI tool and can be accessed by selecting the “external tool” submission type when creating an assignment.

Features/Services

  • Originality Report: Generates a report detailing a document’s similarity to internet sources, published materials, and Turnitin’s database of student work.

  • Canvas Integration: Allows access within Canvas and as a standalone application.

  • Feedback Studio: Facilitates grading and annotating documents with comments and feedback that students can view and download.

  • Peer Mark: Enables students to provide peer feedback and grades on assignments.

  • Quick Mark Library: Stores commonly used comments and rubrics to expedite the grading process.

Available to

  • Faculty and Staff: Full access to all Turnitin features.

  • Students: Access for submitting assignments and receiving feedback.

Pricing

Turnitin is available at no cost to faculty, staff, and students.

Service Level Agreement (SLA)

Turnitin is available 24/7. For support with account issues and paper repository concerns, users can access Turnitin’s external help site.

Conclusion

Turnitin is a versatile tool for plagiarism detection, grading, and peer review, fully integrated with Canvas and available at no cost. It supports educators and students with various features designed to streamline the academic process.

Contact Information

For further assistance with Turnitin, please use the following resources or submit a ticket to the Canvas tile at help.fscj.edu .

Resources

Turnitin Training Videos

Turnitin’s Knowledge Base

Check the Current Status of Turnitin’s Services

Request Support and assistance with Turnitin