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TurnitinTeaching with Turnitin WriteCycle

Overview

Turnitin's WriteCycle is a complete Web-based solution for managing writing intensive assignments.

  • Originality Checking encourages proper citation and acts as a deterrent to plagiarism by checking student writing assignment against a database of over 12 billion pages of web content, more than 80 thousand subscription-based journals and periodicals, thousands of books, and 90 million student papers.
  • Peer Review lets you organize students to review each other’s work and deliver clear, timely comments.(Note: Peer Review is only available through Turnitin's Website, not through Bb Vista.)
  • GradeMark Digital Grading offers a rich set of tools for clear mark-ups, custom feedback and standardized rubrics. GradeMark simplifies commenting on papers, evaluating performance and calculating grades -- all completely online.

Use one or all three components to meet your needs.

Getting Started

  • To use Turnitin in Blackboard Vista, from the Build tab click on Add Content Link >> Turnitin Assignment  >> Create Turnitin Assignment. (Note: Peer Review is not available in Blackboard Vista.)
  • To use Turnitin on Turnitin's website, contact your UNT college representative for Turnitin to set up an account. See Accessing Turnitin through the Turnitin website for contact information and instructions.

Turnitin Manuals, Guides, and Tutorials

Best Practices Using Turnitin

CLEAR instructional consultants have expertise in working with the e-learning technologies UNT supports and are here to assist faculty who wish to use these tools. Contact your CLEAR instructional consultant to make an appointment for one-on-one or small group training.

Get Help with Turnitin in Vista

If you are a faculty member at UNT, and you are using Turnitin through Vista, contact the Center for Learning Enhancement, Assessment, and Redesign for assistance with this tool:

Email: vistafac@unt.edu
Phone: 940-369-7394

Get Help with the Turnitin website

If you are using Turnitin at the external website: http://www.turnitin.com, go to the Turnitin Knowledge Center for assistance.