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Site: ODTUCLASS 2020-2021 SUMMER
Course: ODTUCLASS 2020-2021 SUMMER (2020-2021SUMMER)
Glossary: FAQ

What is a "Turnitin Assignment"?

Turnitin, is a web-based plagiarism detection software. The student papers are compared with millions of resources including journals, web pages and other student papers. The results of comparison are presented by an Originality Report. 

“Turnitin Assignment” integrates ODTUClass and Turnitin with prevents instructors and students to visit turnitin.com cause papers are submitted to Turnitin via ODTUClass. Instructors can view originality reports, grade submissions and provide feedback via ODTUClass.

 

How to add a "Turnitin Assignment"

How to create a Turnitin Assignment?

To add a “Turnitin Assignment”, you may follow these steps:

  1. Go to course page.
  2. Click "Turn editing on" button.
  3. Click “Add an activity or resource” link on the week/topic you want to add the assignment.
  4. Select “Turnitin Assignment” and click “Add” button.
  5. Fill the mandatory fields marked by *.
  6. Configure other options if you need. 
  7. Click either “Save and return to course” or “Save and display”.

For more information: Turnitin Moodle Integration Instructor User Manual

How to enroll a teaching assistant?

To enroll a teaching assistant you can follow these steps: 

  1. Go to the course page.
  2. Click "Users" menu from the Course Administration.
  3. Click “Enrolled users” option and list the enrolled users.
  4. Click "Enroll users" button on the top right of the list.
  5. A pop-up window will appear. On this window select “Teaching Assistant” option from the "Assign roles" dropdown menu. 
  6. Search the list of users to find your teaching assistant typing e-mail address to textbox at the bottom of the pop-up window.
  7. Find your teaching assistant among the search results and click "Enroll" button.
  8. Click “Finish enrolling users” button.

What are the permissions of a "Teaching Assistant"?

Teaching assistants have the same rights as Instructors do including permissions to add, edit and delete resource and activities, grade assignments as well as edit gradebook.

 

How to add resources such as lecture notes?

To add a file as a resource:

  1. Go to course page and click "Turn editing on" button.
  2. Drag the file you want to add and drop on the related week.  

How to move a resource to another week?

  1. Go to course page.
  2. Click "Turn editing on" button.
  3. You will see a four headed arrow, representing "Move" action, next to the resource title. Drag the title holding from the four headed arrow and drop to the desired week.

How to edit the title of a resource?

  1. To be able to enable editing click "Turn editing on" button.
  2. You will see a pencil icon, representing "Edit title" option, next to the resource title. Click pencil icon.
  3. Type the new title.
  4. Press "Enter" to save the changes.

How to hide a resource?

  1. Go to course page.
  2. Click "Turn editing on" button.
  3. You will see "Edit" menu next to each resource or activity. Click "Hide" option from "Edit" menu. The resource will be grayed out which means until you unhide the resource students cannot reach it.

 

How to unhide a resource?

  1. Go to course page.
  2. Click "Turn editing on" button.
  3. You will see "Edit" menu next to each resource or activity. Click "Show" option from "Edit" menu.

What does "Groups" mean?

An instructor can organise users into groups within the course or within particular activities.

For more information: https://docs.moodle.org/35/en/Groups