{"id":5829,"date":"2024-05-01T09:08:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T09:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/?page_id=5829"},"modified":"2025-09-23T12:32:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T12:32:18","slug":"turnitin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/turnitin\/","title":{"rendered":"Turnitin"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Turnitin<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Original Course View<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Turnitin assignment creation link for the <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Original View<\/strong><\/span> is <strong>no longer<\/strong> under the <strong>Assessments<\/strong> button of a content area. Specifically, you will find Turnitin assignments<strong> under the Build Content button <\/strong>(areas that allow the creation of items, assignments, interactive tools, etc.).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/turnitin-ultra\/screenshot-128\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5830\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5830\" src=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-128.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"516\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-128.jpg 912w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-128-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-128-768x582.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ultra Course View<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Regarding the <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Ultra View<\/strong><\/span>, you will find the Turnitin creation link under the <strong>Books and Tools<\/strong> in the <strong>Details and Actions.\u00a0<\/strong>After you click the <strong>Browse all course tools\u00a0<\/strong>you will find the Turnitin icon at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/turnitin-ultra\/screenshot-5-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6502\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6502\" src=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-5.jpg 440w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-5-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/turnitin-ultra\/screenshot-29-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6500\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-29.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-29.png 801w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-29-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-29-768x431.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-smooth=\"accordion\" class=\"\"><div role=\"header\">Create a Turnitin Assignment - Ultra<\/div><div role=\"content\"><\/p>\n<h2>Create a Turnitin Assignment:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Turnitin creation link is under the <strong>Books and Tools<\/strong> in the <strong>Details and Actions <\/strong>button. Click the <strong>Browse all course tools, and <\/strong>you will find the Turnitin icon at the bottom of the page.<\/li>\n<li>In the Turnitin Assignment page, fill in the <strong>Name<\/strong> <strong>(at least 3 characters long)<\/strong>\u00a0of the assignment, optionally add a description and attach file(s).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/turnitin\/screenshot-4-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6692\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-6692\" src=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"657\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-4.png 1920w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-4-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-4-1024x461.png 1024w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-4-768x346.png 768w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-4-1536x692.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Continue by defining the <strong>Report Settings<\/strong> of the assignment. In the <strong>Submissions<\/strong> <b>Settings,<\/b> you can select if you want to allow late submissions or any of the other options given. There are some cells checked, which we advise you not to uncheck. If you want to check more options, you are welcome to.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Submit. <\/strong>The Turnitin assignment is added at the end of the page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/turnitin\/screenshot-5-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6693\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-6693\" src=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-5.png 471w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-5-198x300.png 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/turnitin\/screenshot-6-5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6694\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-6694\" src=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"806\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-6.png 1302w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-6-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-6-1024x518.png 1024w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-6-768x389.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/div><div role=\"header\"> The new version of Turnitin - Ultra<\/div><div role=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>In the new version of Turnitin, there are some added features for the facilitation of assignment creation. Those are the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a class=\"ap-load-btn\" role=\"button\">Copy assignment(s) from previously created assignments<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Exclude Assignment template<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>1.Copy assignments from your library of previously created assignments. You can select assignments from your other courses if you want to copy them instead of creating one from the start. Just click at the top left button that says &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a class=\"ap-load-btn\" role=\"button\">Copy assignment(s) from previously created assignments&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/span><a class=\"ap-load-btn\" role=\"button\"> and you will be transferred to the following page. If you can&#8217;t find the assignment you are looking for just search the course on the search bar. At the end click <strong>COPY<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/turnitin-ultra\/screenshot-5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6236\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6236\" src=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-5.png 1087w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-5-300x248.png 300w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-5-1024x848.png 1024w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-5-768x636.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.Upload or create a template of text to be automatically excluded from the Similarity Report. <b>Note:<\/b> Once a submission has been made to the assignment, templates can no longer be added or edited.<\/p>\n<p>You have now created a\u00a0<strong>Turnitin Assignment<\/strong> that will appear at the bottom of the Content Area (i.e. Assignments) you had originally selected. It looks like the picture to the right:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/09\/Turnitin-Assignments.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3279\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/09\/Turnitin-Assignments.png\" alt=\"Turnitin Assignments\" width=\"248\" height=\"88\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once the Turnitin assignment is created and is available for the students, they are able to access it via the content area you have specified i.e. Assignments. The students will click on the assignment\u2019s name and will upload their assignment. Keep in mind that students need to submit and re-submit their assignments themselves. <strong><em>The originality report will be generated immediately. After 3 resubmissions though, the originality report will take 24 hours.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students need to submit their assignments themselves. The instructor has the option to re-submit a student assignment, by accessing the Turnitin Assignment Inbox and clicking under the <strong>Options\u00a0<\/strong>the 3 dots which will open a drop-down list, then select the <strong>Upload <\/strong>option.<a href=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/turnitin-ultra\/screenshot-6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6237\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6237 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-6.png 460w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-6-300x143.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once file submission is over, Turnitin will generate originality reports for each one of the submitted papers.<\/p>\n<p>Instructors are able to view the submitted files of the students, online. That is, view the submissions in the web browser without the need of other applications or plug-ins.<\/p>\n<p><\/div><div role=\"header\"> File Requirements<\/div><div role=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>To submit successfully, Turnitin requires files to be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>less than 100MB;<\/li>\n<li>has a minimum of 20 words (unless the assignment settings state otherwise)<\/li>\n<li>is less than 800 pages (.xls\/.xlsx and .csv files must be less than 450 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Word\u00ae (.doc\/.docx) &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">If using unsupported processor, it may be needed to change the file into .txt or . rtf<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li>OpenOffice Text (.odt)<\/li>\n<li>WordPerfect\u00ae (.wpd)<\/li>\n<li>PostScript (.ps)<\/li>\n<li>HTML<\/li>\n<li>Hangul Word Processor (.hwp)<\/li>\n<li>Rich text format (.rtf)<\/li>\n<li>Plain text (.txt)<\/li>\n<li>Google Docs, Google Slides, Google Sheets via Google Drive&#x2122;<\/li>\n<li>Adobe\u00ae PDF (.pdf)<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft PowerPoint\u00ae (.pptx, .ppt, .ppsx, and .pps)<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Excel\u00ae (.xls\/.xlsx) &#8211;\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">If you have a .xls\/.xlsx file that is 450 pages or more you have to save the file in a PDF form.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Note<\/span>: If you have any problem regarding the supported submissions documents by Turnitin please click\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/help.turnitin.com\/feedback-studio\/turnitin-website\/student\/submitting-a-paper\/file-requirements.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you need to submit a file that does not need to be checked for similarity, but does need grading the only types of files acceptable are the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Password protected files<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft\u00ae Works (.wps) files<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Word 2007 macros-enabled .docm files<\/li>\n<li>OpenOffice Text (.odt) files created and downloaded from Google Docs online<\/li>\n<li>Document (.doc) files created using OpenOffice, as they are not 100% Microsoft Word equivalent<\/li>\n<li>Apple Pages<\/li>\n<li>Spreadsheets created outside of Microsoft Excel (i.e. .ods)<\/li>\n<li>Text with visual effects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div><div role=\"header\"> Grade Assignments via the Turnitin Environment<\/div><div role=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>You are able to grade Turnitin assignments directly from the Turnitin environment using the following steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Access the Turnitin assignment you want to grade within a Bb course.<\/li>\n<li>Via the Turnitin environment, you can view the submissions of the students. Click the\u00a0<strong>Grade\u00a0icon<\/strong> to be redirected to the\u00a0<strong>Feedback Studio <\/strong>and grade the assignment.<\/li>\n<li>From the <strong>Feedback Studio<\/strong> you can comment on the student&#8217;s assignment, give <a href=\"https:\/\/www.turnitin.com\/resources\/quickmarks\/\">QuickMarks<\/a> and grade it.<\/li>\n<li>The grade you insert in the box as it is shown in the picture on the left, is immediately updated in\u00a0<strong>Blackboard&#8217;s\u00a0Grade Center<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/turnitin-ultra\/screenshot-7\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6238\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6238 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-7.jpg 888w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-7-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-7-768x251.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/turnitin-ultra\/screenshot-8\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6239\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6239 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-8.png 472w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-8-180x300.png 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/turnitin-ultra\/screenshot-9-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6240\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6240\" src=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-9.png 375w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-9-145x300.png 145w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/div><div role=\"header\"> Grade Turnitin Assignments via the Blackboard's Grade Center<\/div><div role=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>To grade a Turnitin assignment via the\u00a0<strong>Grade Center<\/strong>\u00a0of your Bb course, visit\u00a0<strong>Control Panel&gt; Grade Center&gt; Full Grade Center<\/strong>. Locate the Turnitin Assignment column and click the contextual menu next to the student&#8217;s name you wish to view and grade. Then, click the\u00a0<strong>Grade User Activity<\/strong>\u00a0option. You will be redirected in the Turnitin environment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/turnitin-ultra\/screenshot-11\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6242\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6242\" src=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"497\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-11.png 630w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-11-300x176.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">WARNING:<\/span> Due to some issues, you will see the following two \u201cproblems\u201d.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Once you have submitted the assignment you want for your course and you have selected the <em>Due Date<\/em><strong>,<\/strong> <strong>you cannot go back and change it<\/strong>. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>You can change if you like by going to the drop-down menu given from the arrow and selecting Edit.<\/em><\/span> After that, you just change the date to your liking.<\/li>\n<li>After you are redirected to the original page you will notice a sub-note in your assignment saying <em>\u201cEnabled: Adaptive Release\u201d<\/em>. Please, keep in mind you will need to deactivate if you want your students to see the task all the time.<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>In order to deactivate you will need to go to the drop-down menu that is provided by the arrow and select the button Adaptive Release. After that, you will just need to unselect the \u201cDisplay after\u201d and hit submit so your changes will be saved.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turnitin Original Course View The Turnitin assignment creation link for the Original View is no longer under the Assessments button of a content area. Specifically, you will find Turnitin assignments under the Build Content button (areas that allow the creation of items, assignments, interactive tools, etc.). Ultra Course View Regarding the Ultra View, you will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5829"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/78"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5829"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6695,"href":"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5829\/revisions\/6695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}