Turnitin is a plagiarism checking program that is available to online faculty at SDCCD inside their Blackboard course shells. The material on this page answers some of the FAQ about Turnitin and provides instructors and students with the information that they need to use this tool.

What is Plagiarism?

Online faculty and students can access Turnitin through the Powerlink located inside their Blackboard course shell.

Blackboard Learn 9.1

Instructor Resources

• How to create a Turnitin Assignment (PDF)
• How to grade a Turnitin Assignment (PDF)

Student Resources

• How to submit a Turnitin Assignment (PDF)

Blackboard Vista

Instructor Resources

• Turnitin Workshop Archive - August 12, 2011, Flex
• Turnitin Workshop Archive - August 11, 2010, Flex
• Turnitin FAQ page
• How to create a Turnitin Assignment (PDF)
  • More Options (when creating Turnitin Assignments)
• What to tell students about Turnitin (PDF), (HTML)
• Reviewing student submissions:
  • Access the report (PDF)
  • Read the report (PDF)
  • Assigning a grade (PDF)
• Using PeerMark and GradeMark (PDF)
• Turnitin's GradeMark Training Video (Flash Player required)
• Turnitin support for faculty: 1-866-816-5046

Student Resources

• How to submit a Turnitin assignment (PDF)
• How to read the report (PDF)
  (only if report is open to students)
• Turnitin support webform for students

More Turnitin Help

• Turnitin's Instructor User Manual (PDF)
• Turnitin's Student User Manual (PDF)
• Help Center
• Turnitin Community