To add a Turnitin Assignment:
- With the edit mode turned on in your class, click on the Content Area that you would like to house the assignment (Weekly Folder, Assignments, etc.).
- Click on the Assessments drop down button and choose Turnitin Assignment from the drop down selection list.
- Enter in your Assignment’s title and point value, the start date (when students can access the assignment) and the due date.
- Click the More Options button and enter in your assignment instructions (you could copy/paste here if you already have directions created).
- Then make your selections for the rest of the options and click the Submit button.
- This will add the assignment to your Blackboard course so students can view and upload their assignment and it will generate an originality report for you and them.
To View the Uploaded Papers:
- In your course’s Control Panel, click on Turnitin Assignments in the Course Tools area.
- Click the “view” link under the name of your Turnitin Assignment.
- This will show you a listing of your students’ papers and allow you to click on the Report % amount for each paper and view that Originality Report.
Tips/Tricks:
- Allow students to view their own originality report, this will take away the anxiety of Turnitin being a “caught ya” tool and more of a “learn what you did wrong” tool.
- Clarification: This tool does not verify APA formatting, only plagiarism.
- You determine what the target % range is for your course (5-10% is an acceptable range for an academic report).
- A high percentage, even with correct citations, still means that the student is not the author of the majority of their paper!