Turnitin Blackboard® Direct Integration (Beta) Administrator User
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1. s Blackboard account to the institution s Turnitin account student a user type able to enroll in courses created by an instructor user Student user profiles can only submit to assignments created by an instructor in a class they are joined to or have been authorized to join user profile the user profile is a set of user preferences and information associated with a specific ID within Turnitin Each user profile requires a unique e mail address A specific e mail address can only be used once within the Turnitin repository New attempts to create a profile associated with an e mail address currently existing in Turnitin will not succeed2. turnitin amp Turnitin Blackboard Direct Integration Beta Administrator User Manual Updated October 31 2011 Contents Administrator User Manual Introduction Downloading the Turnitin Building Block Paper Repository Options nm w w P Installation amp Configuration Turnitin Direct Tools 10 Glossary 12 Copyright 1998 2011 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Blackboard Direct Integration Manual 2 Administrator User Manual Section Introduction Introduction Welcome to the Turnitin Blackboard Direct Integration Manual The Turnitin Building Block extension gives users of the Blackboard Learning System the ability to use Turnitin products within their Blackboard interface Turnitin provides plagiarism prevention services class management and peer review tools and paperless digital grading products to educational institutions around the world The Turnitin Building Block is currently compatible with the Blackboard Learning System Enterprise editions 9 0 This chapter of the integration manual provides step by step instructions for the installation of the Turnitin Building Block into a compatible Blackboard system Downloading the Turnitin Building Block The Turnitin administrator must first configure the Blackboard integration before the Turnitin Building Block can be downloaded and installed The account administrator Should log into their Turnitin
3. the Update a Blackboard Direct Language Pack Copyright 1998 2011 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Enter the Turr Enable GradeMark account Only enable 1 Enable Institutional Repository Enable Anonymous Marking Choose whet your Turnitin Enable e rater grammar check Enable e rate Rit XU LE If set to No Email Notifications Turnitin Direct Preferences Notice In submitting this work own work and accept infringement that may or Enter an agreement confirmat LIke CLIN hf IPs Choose a langauge not available Language Language Pack Add Update a Blackboard Dit Default action for copied Ralink Turnitin Direct Astian Turnitin Blac oard Direct Integration Manual 8 Administrator User Manual Section Installation amp Configuration To configure the Building Block follow these steps Choose File No file chose 12 Click the Choose File button and then locate the language pack Once the language pack is selected click Submit 13 There are two options for the Default action for copied imported courses option Relink Turnitin Direct Assignments or Recycle Turnitin Direct Assignments The Relink Turnitin Direct Assignments option retains the existing Turnitin class and user submissions when a course is archived or copied that contains Turnitin Direct assignments The Recycle Turnitin Direct Assignments option will take the existing Turnit
4. account at www Turnitin com or www submit ac uk for UK users To configure and download the Blackboard Direct code package follow these steps 1 Log in as the Turnitin account administrator at the Turnitin homepage http www turnitin com Email Password Create Account Retieve Password 2 Click on the integrations button for the stats edit integrations delete account If purchased the unconfigured button will appear under the integrations column If the integration has already been configured click on the configured button and skip to step 6 If the integration has not been configured click on the unconfigured button a J unconfigured Ye Tuj PS configured Click on Blackboard Direct to open up the configuration page Unconfigured platforms will have an unlit status eye ce button Yellow status buttons indicates see Sit eam eta a partially configured integration The green status button indicates a fully configured integration Instructure Canvas Copyright 1998 2011 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Blackboard Direct Integration Manual 3 Administrator User Manual Section Downloading the Turnitin Building Block To configure and download the Blackboard Direct code package follow these steps 4 Fill out the three required fields e create a shared key containing 8 Shared Key alphanumerical characters Must be exactly 8 alphanumerical characters e your institut
5. ared secret key please follow the steps on page 3 Copyright 1998 2011 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Blackboard Integration Manual 7 Administrator User Manual Section Installation amp Configuration To configure the Building Block follow these steps 4 Choose whether to use GradeMark from the Enable GradeMark drop down menu If your account has purchased GradeMark select Yes Choose whether to enable an institutional repository Only enable this option if you have expanded repository options enabled for your account See page 5 for instructions on how to enable expanded repository options Select whether to use Anonymous Marking Anonymous Marking is only available for TurnitinUK users The default is No Select whether to use e rater grammar check Only enable this if you have e rater enabled on your Turnitin account Select whether to enable email notifications The Default is Yes If set to No students will no longer receive notification emails from Turnitin They will however still receive submission receipts 9 optional To add a custom text only disclaimer that will be shown when users submit papers to Turnitin assignments through Blackboard enter the text of the disclaimer in the Notice field 10 Select the language that will be used within the Turnitin plugin 11 To add a new language pack click on the Add link To update a language pack click on
6. in direct assignment data in a course that is being copied and uses the assignment data to creat a new class in Turnitin and recreates all assignments that existed in this course The original class and submission data is retained in Turnitin but is no longer accessible via Blackboard 14 optional To use a proxy server for connections to Turnitin provide the proxy connection information in the appropriate fields 15 Click submit to save the configuration LLLI li Neji a KAL Tej D RER TS Default action for copied imported courses Web Proxy Configuration URL Port Username If applicable Password If applicable PNA J AF kall Lak RL A LAL i le j Relink Turnitin Direct Assigr For detailed information on what Note When Relink Turnitin Direct Assignments is selected for the Default action for copied imported courses option if the original course exists that was copied the relinked assignments on this course will point to the same data in Turnitin Any changes made in this course will not be reflected in the Original and vice versa Copyright 1998 2011 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Blac oard Direct Integration Manual 9 Administrator User Manual Section Turnitin Direct Tools Note If Recycle Turnitin Direct Assignments is selected for the Default action for copied imported courses option unlike relink recycle applies to any course containing Turnitin D
7. install the Building Cancel The Turnitin Building Block will appear on the list of installed Building Blocks Next the administrator must make the Building Block available so that it can be configured This is accomplished from the Manage Building Blocks page From the manage Building Blocks page select Available using the status pull down menu next to the Turnitin Building Block for both the Availability and Course org default columns After the Building Block is set to available and has been configured instructors on the account can begin using the Turnitin assignment type in their courses Note If the Turnitin Building Block is removed from available status access to all Turnitin assignments and features for all users of the Building Block on the Blackboard installation will be disabled until the Building Block is returned to Available status To configure the Building Block follow these steps nents Settings Delete 1 Click the Settings button next to the Turnitin Building Block 2 On the configuration page enter the LL 30 following required information the Enter your Turnitin Turnitin account ID and the Turnitin Shared Key J Turnitin Shared Key Enter weir T rk 3 Enter the Turnitin API URL For UK only users enter https submit ac uk J Turnitin API URL api asp and for all other users enter https api turnitin com api asp Enter the Turni Note For information on how to set up your sh
8. ion s IP Address or default IP Address of Institution 255 255 255 255 IP address 2 55 255 255 255 pan wan to a specific IP address or lea e an error callback URL or the default url Error Callback URL https www turmitin com api_error asp https www turnitin com api_error jL hi ahen eee ee EEE asp Tip The shared key is used during the plug in installation process within Blackboard We recommend making a note of the secret key once it has been entered for quick reference Error Callback URL https Avww turnitin com api_error lf an error occurs users will be redirected Click Save to finalize the Blackboard Direct configuration Once the integration has been configured the code packages for Blackboard Direct will be available for download Click on the Download button to the right of the version of Blackboard your DOWNLOAD institution supports Save the file in an easy to find location on the computer Copyright 1998 2011 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Blackboard Direct Integration Manual 4 Administrator User Manual Paper Repository Options Section Paper Repository Options The Turnitin administrator can select the paper repository options within their account to either allow instructors to have access to paper repository assignment options or choose to have all student papers submitted to the standard repository The Turnitin administrator has three options enable instr
9. irect assignments whether they ve been copied imported or not Copying a Course with Turnitin Direct Assignments When copying or exporting courses that contain Turnitin Direct assignments the user must select Copy Course with Users Exact Copy from the Select Copy Type option The Copy Course with Users Exact Copy is the only method which includes the necessary data linked to the integration This includes the Database files and user submissions Copy Course J Indicates a required field 1 Select Copy Type J Select Copy Type Copy Course with Users Exact Copy Turnitin Direct Tools The Turnitin Direct tools allow the Blackboard administrator to look at Blackboard Direct communication logs and view contents of the embedded database for a course The Turnitin Direct Tools link is located under the Tools and Utilities section of the Sys tem Admin page Ju LE RI il LILL E Direct Tools Clicking on the Turnitin Direct Tools link opens up the Turnitin Direct Tools page that displays links for the two tools Blackboard Direct Communications Logs and the Database Viewer a Administrator Tools Blackboard Direct Communication Logs Logs can provide useful information when troubleshooting issues with the Building Block Database Viewer View the contents of the embedded database for a course Copyright 1998 2011 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved T
10. nd access Turnitin assignments from within Blackboard class to allow students to submit files an instructor must create a class for their students A class requires a name a class ID and a class enrollment password class portfolio the class portfolio page is the main view page of a student for a specific class GradeMark a digital grading product offered by Turnitin which allows instructors to place comments and QuickMark editing marks on a submission for students to review This product also includes standardized rubric scorecards and the ability to share Section Definitions QuickMark standard editing marks and rubric scorecards between instructors on an account via export or via administrators using the libraries sharing feature of the GradeMark digital grading product home page the default login page which is different based on the selected default user type of the user profile being accessed instructor the term used for teachers tutors or other student assisting users added or authorized to join as instructors on a specific Turnitin account A single person may be joined to multiple Turnitin accounts or sub accounts using one user profile or separate user profiles Users may fill more than One user type role on Turnitin internet archive Turnitin s web repository includes inactive or no longer available web pages and copies of pages that have changed over time This allows Turnitin to sea
11. pository or to allow students to choose between the standard paper repository and the institution paper repository Copyright 1998 2011 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Blackboard Direct Integration Manual 5 Administrator User Manual Section Installation amp Configuration Installation amp Configuration For information on using the Turnitin Building Block as an instructor or student please view the Instructor or Student Blackboard integration user manuals Warning The Turnitin Building Block must be installed by the Blackboard administrator To install the Building Block follow these steps 1 Log into Blackboard as an administrator EE user 2 On the administrator home page click on the System Admin tab 3 On the System Admin page click the Building Blocks link in the Building Blocks section 4 Click on the Installed Tools link Installed Tools Configure or Delete Buildin 5 On the Building Blocks page click the Upload Building Blocks button at the Upload Building Blocks top of the page l package to install Building Blocks 6 Click Choose File and locate the Turnitin Building Block No file chosen Copyright 1998 2011 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Blackboard Direct Integration Manual 6 Administrator User Manual Section Installation amp Configuration To install the Building Block follow these steps The oe to
12. rch against information that is no longer available or which has changed over time libraries the libraries menu dis plays the rubrics created by Turnitin or the instructor For more informa tion about rubrics please view the GradeMark training video or the rubric section of the GradeMark manual available at www turnitin com training html log in the act of an authorized user entering the e mail address and personal password created for a user profile to enter Turnitin as the user associated with the e mail address entered OriginalityCheck this product creates Originality Reports for Copyright 1998 2011 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Blackboard Integration Manual 13 Glossary submissions in assignments on Turnitin The Originality Reports allow instructors and students to easily determine any problems in citation or referencing and assists instructors in determining the originality of a submitted work Originality Report the Originality Report is a flexible document that allows students and instructors to review matches between a submitted work and the repositories scanned by Turnitin Citations quotations and bibliographic material are all scanned against Turnitin s repositories to determine an overall similarity percentage as well as specific matches to similar text Overall Similarity Index the overall similarity index is a percentage indicating the similarity of the te
13. uctor standard repository options enable instructor expanded repository options or submit all papers to the standard repository Paper repository options Login to Turnitin as the administrator and click on the edit icon to the right of the account name Select one of the three options from the paper repository options enable instructor standard repository options enable instructor expanded repository options or submit all papers to the standard repository Click on submit in the bottom left corner of the account modification window to save any changes made ew PA aa ca ezin stats edit e a paper repository options delete enable instructor standard repository options enable instructor expanded repository options submit all rs to the standard r i submit Note If submit all papers to the standard repository is selected from the paper repository options pull down menu all student papers submitted to the account will be stored in the standard paper repository If enable instructor standard repository options is chosen instructors will be able to set the assignment option to either store student papers within the standard paper repository or to not store the papers in any repository If enable instructor expanded repository options is chosen instructors will be able to set an assignment options to store student papers in the standard paper repository in the institution paper repository no re
14. urnitin Blackboard Direct Integration Manual 10 Section Turnitin Direct Tools Administrator User Manual Blackboard Direct Communications Logs can help administrators troubleshoot issues with the Buidling Block Database Viewer the integration stores a database file for each course to hold data on Turnitin assignments submissions etc This tool can be used to view the data of a particular course in addition to the logs as a means of debugging should an error be encountered oard Direct Integration Manual 11 Copyright 1998 2011 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Turnitin Blac Glossary Copyright 1998 2011 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Glossary Definitions account a Turnitin account allows instructors to use products purchased from Turnitin account ID the numeric identification number for a specific account or sub account administrator the controller of a specific Turnitin account This user type is able to install and configure activate or deactivate products on an account change account settings and add or remove instructors from account access assignment Submissions to a class on Turnitin are made to an assignment Each assignment can allow only a single submission per student user who is enrolled in the class building block a building block is a set of files that can be installed on an institutions Blackboard server to allow users to create a
15. xt submitted to information contained in the Turnitin repositories used for comparison on the assignment the submission was made in This percentage indicates a percentage based on the length of the paper compared to the length of the areas flagged as similar during the comparison product a specific service feature or group of features offered by Turnitin as part of the purchase of a Turnitin license by an educational customer proxy server a proxy server is a server that stands between an institution s network and the internet The proxy server passes requests from the institution s network to places on the internet and returns the responses from the internet to the institution s network repository a set of information of a specific type or types In the Copyright 1998 2011 iParadigms LLC All rights reserved Section Definitions specific context of the Originality Report provided by Turnitin repository is used to refer to the type of information the submission was evaluated against for direct matching or high levels of Similarity Available repositories include internet archived internet periodical journal publication information and previous Submissions shared secret key a shared secret key is the eight digit alphanumeric code that an institution s Turnitin account administrator has created The Shared secret key is used to verify the integrity of requests sent from the Institution
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