Turnitin is a tool integrated with Blackboard that checks submitted papers against billions of web pages and student papers to detect plagiarism through OriginalityCheck. It allows for online grading and feedback through GradeMark where comments can be directly added to papers. PeerMark also enables students to provide anonymous peer feedback. Key benefits for students are easy submission, receipt confirmation, and referencing checks. Lecturers save time with paperless grading and preset comments, while unoriginal content is flagged. However, it requires internet access and only accepts certain file types.

1. Using Turnitin
Details from Turnitin.com

2. What is it?
• Tool added to Blackboard that work by checking submitted
Ensures original
allows
– OriginalityCheck papers against 17+ billion web pages, 200+
million student papers and leading library
databases and publications
Saves time and improves feedback through
– GradeMark online grading where standard and
customized marks appear directly on the
student's paper.
Engages students in the writing process by
– PeerMark providing structured, anonymous feedback of
other student's written work

3. Traditional

4. Using Turnitin

5. Benefits for learners
• Easy to submit work
• Can get instant receipt of submission
• Feedback through same interface
• Useful for checking referencing before
submission

6. Benefits for lecturers
• Gives richer feedback in less time
• Paperless grading
• Drag and Drop comments – can be preset
• Flags unoriginal content and sources
• Links to gradecentre in Blackboard

7. Drawbacks
• Need access to Turnitin
• Relies on Internet connections
• Can only submit restricted file types – mainly
text based