{"id":211,"date":"2024-07-17T14:58:27","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T18:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/?p=211"},"modified":"2025-09-19T13:34:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T17:34:11","slug":"integrating-turnitin-v2-in-brightspace-assignments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/2024\/07\/17\/integrating-turnitin-v2-in-brightspace-assignments\/","title":{"rendered":"Integrating Turnitin V2 in Brightspace Assignments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Turnitin Integration (TII) Version 2 is a tool that helps maintain academic integrity by checking student assignment submissions for potential plagiarism and providing detailed feedback. This guide provides a step-by-step process for integrating TII V2 into your Brightspace assignments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cunysps.hosted.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=f2b92ea6-4b83-4dea-83db-b3300105d8ea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/08\/Integrating-Turnitin_thumbnail-1024x567.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/08\/Integrating-Turnitin_thumbnail-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/08\/Integrating-Turnitin_thumbnail-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/08\/Integrating-Turnitin_thumbnail-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/08\/Integrating-Turnitin_thumbnail-1536x850.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/08\/Integrating-Turnitin_thumbnail.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Prefer to watch? Click the image above to open a new tab.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To enable Turnitin for an assignment:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Create or Edit an Assignment<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigate to your course. On the navbar, select Activities &#8211;&gt; Assignments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-8-1024x236.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-221\" style=\"width:764px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-8-1024x236.png 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-8-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-8-768x177.png 768w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-8.png 1076w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Do one of the following:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To create a new assignment, click &#8220;New Assignment&#8221; and enter the name, grade, due date, and instructions.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To add Turnitin functionality to an existing assignment, click &#8220;Edit Assignment&#8221; and select the desired assignment.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Enable Turnitin Integration<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the assignment settings page, open Evaluation &amp; Feedback&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-7-1024x486.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-220\" style=\"width:786px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-7-1024x486.png 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-7-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-7-768x365.png 768w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-7-1536x730.png 1536w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-7.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the bottom of the Evaluation &amp; Feedback area, select <strong>Manage Turnitin<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"972\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-219\" style=\"width:593px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-6.png 764w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-6-236x300.png 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. On Turnitin Integration Page:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click Enable Similarity Report for this folder.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can allow students to see the similarity scores for their submissions.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You may also want Turnitin to automatically check all submissions.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"574\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-218\" style=\"width:521px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-5.png 574w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-5-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can use Brightspace Assignment tools to grade student submissions and provide inline feedback on their papers. However, if you prefer to use the Turnitin Feedback Studio to grade, you can select Enable Online Grading for this folder, and Automatically sync grades as Draft.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"483\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-3.png 483w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-3-300x161.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Options<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose More Options to further customize settings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-213\" style=\"width:549px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image.png 715w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-300x91.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Submission settings: <\/strong>By default, student submissions are added to the standard paper repository,&nbsp;but you may choose not to add the submissions for a particular assignment if, for example, you are using the assignment for initial drafts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-11-1024x543.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-11-1024x543.png 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-11-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-11-768x407.png 768w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-11.png 1362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Similarity Report<\/strong>: By default, students can only submit once, but you can allow students to resubmit until the due date.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-1.png 690w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-1-300x125.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have customized the options and wish to save them for future assignments, check \u201cSave these settings for future use.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"846\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-12-1024x846.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-12-1024x846.png 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-12-300x248.png 300w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-12-768x634.png 768w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-12.png 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Save and Submit<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After configuring the settings, click \u201cSave.\u201d Publish the assignment in Brightspace. Back in the Brightspace assignment settings window, make the assignment visible by toggling at the bottom of the window to make it available to students.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. Viewing the similarity report and grading the submission<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Activities-&gt;Assignments, choose the assignment to evaluate. On the assignment screen, &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose Go to Evaluation to grade the submission.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on the Similarity Report score to view. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.turnitin.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/23438306524173-Navigating-the-Similarity-Report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">guide to navigating the report<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-4-1024x252.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-4-1024x252.png 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-4-300x74.png 300w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-4-768x189.png 768w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/07\/image-4.png 1165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Support and Resources&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.d2l.com\/brightspace\/kb\/articles\/3408-assignments-and-turnitin#enable-turnitin-for-an-assignment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">D2L Brightspace Overview of TurnItIn Assignments<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Access the Turnitin Help Center for <a href=\"https:\/\/help.turnitin.com\/feedback-studio\/d2l\/instructor\/instructor-category.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">detailed guides and FAQs<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Still have questions? 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