Turnitin is a plagiarism prevention service that compares student papers against an extensive database to produce originality reports for professors. It allows professors to leave electronic comments and feedback on student papers. The system also tracks student progress and provides grading rubrics for assignments.

2.  Prevents plagiarism
 Allows for better reviewing and
grading
 Tracks your progress

3.  Turnitin helps to ensure originality in student writing
by comparing papers with over 150 million assignments
and billions of web pages. It will begin by comparing your
paper with papers from other Molloy students.
 It tells the professor the percentage of the student’s
assignment that was found in these other papers and can
also show them the original work where the lifted section
was found. The professor always has final say over the
analysis of your paper.

4. If this is your first time using Turnitin,
click on “Create an account”.

5. First time users click here

6. Enter the log in
information you
received in your
email or from
your professor
here
Fill in these
boxes with
your
personal
information

7. Note: This is
further down
on the same
page as the
previous slide
Create your
own, unique
password here.
Do not use the
same password
as the one you
entered
previously!
Choose your
own question
and answer
Now choose “I
agree – create
profile”

8. If you have registered successfully, you will
receive a confirmation email similar to this

10. Now you can log in to the system
using your email and the password
you created

11. Click on the class name to
go to the class homepage
Click on your instructor’s name to
send them an email
If you already have a Turnitin account,
click this tab and enter the class id
number to enroll in the class

12. If this is your first time handing in an
assignment, click on the “submit” button
Click “view” to see
notes from your
teacher and the
originality report
If your professor has added a rubric,
click here to see it
Choose this icon to download
your original paper
If your instructor
has any additional
information for the
assignment, you
can find it here
If your professor allows you to
resubmit your paper, check the
“resubmit” button. Note: This will
depend on the individual professor

13. Choose whether
you will upload
your paper or
cut and paste it.
Note: If you
choose to cut
and paste,
formatting may
be affected.
You can upload a
file that was
saved on your
computer, from
Dropbox, or
from Google
Drive

14. Preview your
paper to ensure
you chose the
right file
You must click on the
“confirm” button a second
time or your paper will
not reach the professor!

18. Click here
to see the
originality
report
The system
lets you and
your
professor
see what is
a match and
where it
found the
match
The number on the left corresponds with
the original source number on the right
Click on the arrow to see
specifics of a particular match

19. When you click on the arrow, the matching
section is displayed in red
Choose “full source
view” to see the
matching section
in the original
document

20. This feature allows your professors to
grade your work and make comments
digitally. Depending on your professor, this
may mean you can get feedback on your
papers earlier.

21. Comments
in purple
are
generated
by the
system
Comments in
blue are
from your
professor
Hover over GradeMark icons
to see what your professor
has to say or a definition of
the abbreviation
Your professor
may add longer
comments in this
field

22. The system allows for easy writing workshops. Your
professor may assign you a paper from another student
(may be anonymous) to review and comment on. Sometimes
your professor will also post questions for you to answer.
Your review may have your name attached or it may be
nameless. The comments look the same and feature the
same options as GradeMark, they are just created by a peer
instead of a professor.