TurnItIn Options

About TurnItIn

TurnItIn is a plagiarism detection service that allows instructors and students to view an Similarity Report of written work or other homework assignments. The system is designed to facilitate feedback between instructors and students on written work.

Starting in Fall 2015 TurnItIn was integrated with Canvas using the LTI (external tool) option. In May 2018 TurnItIn provided another option for creating TurnItIn assignments using plagiarism review option. The LTI (External Tool) option is more robust but requires extra steps to setup whereas the plagiarism review option is easier to setup but is not as robust in features. Review the comparison in the link below to learn the details of differences between the two options. Choose the option that works best for your course.

External tool vs. Plagiarism (Framework) Review

Note: Starting spring 2023 TurnItIn is beta testing AI detection in Feedback Studio. Please note the AI detection is new and is very much a beta product. It may detect AI writing when there isn't any or not detect AI writing when there is some in a paper. Please be careful in how you analyze and interpret the results.

AI Writing Detection Capabilities - Frequently Asked Questions

Important Notes

Please note the following.

Plagiarism Review

When using Plagiarism Review option, students cannot view the similarity report from the Canvas mobile app.

External Tool

The external tool option does not work with missing and late policies options in the gradebook or with student view. If these options are important to you, please use the plagiarism review option.

Digging Deeper

Need more information? Check out the following guides!

Plagiarism Review

How do I create an online assignment? (Links to an external site.)
TurnItIn Plagiarism Review Guides

External Tool

How do I add an assignment using an external app? (Links to an external site.)
TurnItIn External Tool (LTI) Guides