Using Turnitin in Desire2Learn

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1 Using Turnitin in Desire2Learn Turnitin has two tools that are integrated with Desire2Learn s Dropbox tool: Originality Reports and Grademark. Originality Reports: Checks student work similarity to other works (other students or published) by comparing it against others found on the Web or already checked against Turnitin. Grademark: Enables online editorial highlights, custom comments, and QuickMark editing marks directly on the student papers. These tools integrate with Desire2Learn(D2L) where you can enable Turnitin using D2L s Dropbox. When the Dropbox folder is created and the Originality Checking: Enable for this folder box is checked, the course and assignment information is sent to Turnitin automatically. When a student submits a file to the Dropbox folder, the originality report process begins and the file is sent to Turnitin for checking. If you would like more information on this process, when creating your Dropbox Folder click on the How does originality checking work? link and a new window will open with more information. Notes: If the assignment being submitted has a low word count, Turnitin will not be able to generate a report. Turnitin is available outside of Desire2Learn as well, but does require some setup. Please contact the D2L Administrator if you have questions. Step 1: Enable Originality Checking in a Date- Restricted Dropbox 1. Enter the course you would like to create the Folder in and select Dropbox from the Assessment dropdown menu on the Course Navigation bar. 2. Click on the New Folder button to create a new Dropbox Folder OR edit a currently-existing folder. 3. Fill out the folder fields like you normally would on the Properties tab and then check the Originality Checking: Enable for this folder box under the Name field. Originality Checking Options appear at the bottom of this tab.

2 Using Turnitin in Desire2Learn 2 4. In the Originality Checking Options, you will find: A. Display this determines if your students will see the Originality Report for their submission or not. B. Online Markup Available to Students This will determine when students are able to see the grammar, spelling, style, etc. markup for their paper. C. Frequency this determines which files the system will send to Turnitin. D. Check submissions against This determines what sources Turnitin will check the files against. E. Index files for Originality Checking This will allow the files in this Dropbox Folder to be used to check originality by other submissions. Other instructors will not see any of the student s information, just the percentage that the files match. F. Grammar Check Settings This will determine if you are able to use grammar check and what options the system will use. G. Other Options These are settings in Turnitin that you can adjust through D2L. On the Restrictions tab, change the Date Availability to the appropriate start and end dates. The default start date is the current day and the end date is a week from that day. Click the Save and Close button when you have finished creating the folder. Note: You are now able to change Originality Checking options after you have saved the folder or moved to a new tab. 5. On the folder list screen, you will an icon after each folder that uses Originality Checking. The icon with the ruler shows that the folder is tied to a Grade Item.

3 Using Turnitin in Desire2Learn 3 Step 2: Viewing a Turnitin Originality Report 1. After a student has submitted a document into the Dropbox folder, the report will initially appear as In Progress while the information is submitted to Turnitin. Documents may take 10 minutes or more to process. After the percentage appears in the Reports column, click Grade and Leave Feedback to grade using the Dropbox tool or click the Originality Report percentage directly if you wish. 2. In the Dropbox Leave Feedback area, select the Originality Report to view the document. Note: When you look at a report for the first time, you will need to read and agree to the Turnitin Users Agreement before it will allow you to view the report. You are able use the scroll bar to read the full agreement. Also, If you view reports from a different course you are teaching, it may ask you to read and agree/disagree to the agreement each time.

4 Using Turnitin in Desire2Learn 4 3. A new browser tab will open from Turnitin containing the student Originality Report. The report is divided into two panels. On the left side will be the student s paper with any sections highlighted (1) that the Turnitin system believes might be improperly cited or not original work, and on the right side will be the source(s) (2) the Turnitin system found that match the student s submission. Note: If the Turnitin system returns an originality report that has a high percentage that they believe came from another student s paper, the right side of the report will have a link the instructor may use to request a copy of the original paper to review. Permission must be granted before the paper is released. The Turnitin service does not govern the release of the student s work; it just facilitates the connection between the instructors. Step 3: Use Turnitin s GradeMark Note: To use this feature fully, you will want to associate this Dropbox folder with a Grade Item before starting this step. 1. Turnitin s Grademark function can be accessed in two ways: a. From the Turnitin report (Select GradeMark) b. From the D2L Leave Feedback page (select the Markup Document icon) Note: The Turnitin GradeMark window might take a moment to load, depending on which options you selected when you created this Dropbox Folder to be automatically graded using the ETS e-rater and how long the paper is.

5 Using Turnitin in Desire2Learn 5 2. When you look at the screen, ETS e- Rater comments will appear in purple. As you read the student s paper, you can Dismiss or Add Comments to the items that the Turnitin system has already marked for you by hovering over the highlighted area and using the fly-out window. 3. You can add comments (blue) by selecting one of the QuickMark Comments located on the right side of the screen and dragging it onto the paper where it is needed. Note: The default QuickMark Comments section is the Commonly Used Comments, there are others you can chose from the QuickMark dropdown menu. 4. You can edit the QuickMark comments by hovering over the highlighted area of the comment until you see the Edit button on the fly-out window. 5. You can manually add Comments by clicking on the paper and entering text in the box provided. If there is a comment you make frequently on your students papers, you can make your own QuickMark by clicking on the Save as a new QuickMark link.

6 Using Turnitin in Desire2Learn 6 6. When you have finished commenting on the paper, you can give it a score by clicking on the two dashes ( -- ) in the upper right corner. Type in the score for the paper and it will be transferred back into D2L (will need to refresh score where dropbox submission is located). 7. If you click Use this score, the student s score will be transferred to the right panel where the Evaluation section is located.