Turnitin

About Turnitin

Turnitin Feedback Studio is SFA's licensed plagiarism prevention and detection software. Turnitin can compare a student's paper to thousands of other previously submitted papers, as well as a wide variety of internet sources, to detect similarities and potential plagiarism.

It is integrated into Brightspace via the Dropbox (assignments) tool. To use Turnitin, simply create a new Dropbox folder in your Brightspace course, name it whatever you want, click on the "Turnitin" tab, and check the "Enable GradeMark for this folder" checkbox. Checking this box will also check the “Enable Originality Check for this folder” box – these two checkboxes work in tandem. As students submit their files, Turnitin will generate originality reports for you to see.

Turnitin also allows you to comment on students' files online using the interactive GradeMark system. This feature allows instructors to pass the feedback and grades directly back into the Brightspace Dropbox tool.

For more information or questions about using Turnitin, contact our Turnitin administrator, Laura Osborne, at 936.468.5832 or by email at osbornel@sfasu.edu.