Q. How do I create and grade a TurnItIn assignment?
Answer
TurnItIn is the plagiarism detector JMU is using with Canvas. To start using TurnItIn create a new assignment and click the more options button.
Submission Types
Choose Online from the Submission Type pull down menu.
Submission Types: Online Options
Additional options will appear. Check off Enable TurnItIn Submissions. (Note that TurnItIn submissions can be accepted either as a text entry or a file upload. For this tutorial we’re only enabling file uploads.)
Advanced Settings
You can access the advanced TurnItIn settings to choose what TurnItIn compares against. The default setting is to compare submissions against everything.
A Yellow Icon Indicates the File was Processed
Initially the gradebook will show the TurnItIn assignment as a paper symbol with a grey comment box next to it. When the originality report is done, the grey box will turn yellow.
Viewing Matching Percentage
Clicking on the TurnItIn assignment will bring up a window that quickly shows the matching percentage and lets you view the originality report and download the document.
Viewing the Originality Report
If you choose to access the originality report you will see something similar to the below image. TurnItIn highlights matching passages and lets you know from where the matching is occurring.