Turnitin is a plagiarism detection tool that allows instructors to check student papers for originality. There are several steps to using Turnitin: 1. Login to the ecompanion portal and select Turnitin. 2. Click "Add New Assignment" to create an assignment for students to submit papers. 3. Students can then upload their papers and instructors will receive an originality report showing what percentage of the paper is plagiarized and the sources of unoriginal content. Instructors can leave comments and grade papers directly in Turnitin using rubrics. The presentation provides guidance on setting up Turnitin and using its key features to check papers and

1. Turnitin
PRESENTED BY CRYSTAL BARLETTA
ENGLISH AND COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM
DIRECTOR AT KEISER UNIVERSITY
CBARLETTA@KEISERUNIVERSITY.EDU

2. Overview of Turnitin

3. Using Turnitin
 Step 1: Login to ecompanion by going to
www.keiseruniversity.org and type in your username
and password
 Step 2: Go to Class and select the class you are
teaching
 Step 3: Click on Turnitin
 Step 4: Click on Add New Assignment
 Step 5: Choose Options
 Step 6: Upload Paper
 Step 7: View Originality Report

4. What if I Am New to Turnitin?
-If you do not have Turnitin on your ecompanion, you
can go directly to the website:
https://turnitin.com/static/index.php
-Enter your Keiser e-mail and click on “forgot
password.”
-Next you can reset your password, add a class, and
upload papers!

6. Add a New Assignment

8. Add Students and Upload Papers

9. Upload Papers

10. Submit Paper
 Click on submit paper and enter the information
 Browse for the file, upload the file, and click submit
 Click submit for a second time and view the paper by
clicking “go to inbox”

11. Details about Turnitin
 If you submit the paper twice, it will come up as
having 100% similarity to a student paper.
 Turning a paper into Turnitin makes it part of the
search, so if a student tries to turn in a paper that a
former student turned in, it will come up a
plagiarized.
 It checks journals, student papers , and websites
 You will receive a full report, and even get the
sources so you can share the information with the
student

12. Click and View

13. View Originality Report
 Click on the paper
 A box will pop up, select close and view the paper by
clicking on originality report

14. Take a Closer Look

15. Other ways to Use Turnitin
 Grade and Comment
 Peer Review

16. Grade with a Rubric
 You can upload a rubric by going into the assignment
in “grademark” mode and clicking the rubric icon at
the bottom of the screen.
 Right click on the tool under rubric

17. Rubric Manager
 Click on rubric manager and import an existing
rubric or create a new one by clicking on the icon on
the left hand side.

19. Questions?
Contact Information:
Crystal Barletta
cbarletta@keiseruniversity.edu
Keiser University
Department of English and
Communications