Creating a paper assignment (3m29s)

Creating a paper assignment audio

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Using the Turnitin tool, plagiarism detection and feedback. We strongly recommend that you use the Turnitin tool to create and collect paper assignments. It's a great tool to check for plagiarism, to provide feedback, and to grade paper assignments. Creating a paper assignment. Step 1. In the course menu, click on plus to add a content area. Type in a name. We suggest you have paper or essay in the title. And make available to users. Look at your menu. Do you like where your new link landed? If not, use the double arrow icon in the action bar to re order the links as you see fit. Next, click on the newly created link, then in the action bar on assessments. Select Turnitin assignment. If this is the first time you're creating a Turnitin assignment in this course, complete the new assignment setup on the add Turnitin assignment page. Click on the question marks if needed. Click optional settings to provide a short description or instructions, as well as reviewing or modifying other settings. If your assignment description is long or contains an attachment or links, refer your students to this description in the course schedule or the course area where you posted the description. If you have a rubric, you can use Turnitin rubrics tool to add it and associate it with the assignment by following the steps 2 and 3 after completing the tutorial for step 1. Also, we strongly recommend that you select On due date in the Generate originality report dropdown. Once you complete the settings, click on Submit. Blackboard automatically creates a grading column in the Grade Center. Blackboard automatically creates a grading column in the Grade Center. Blackboard automatically creates a grading column in the Grade Center. If you have a student, click on the Grade tab. If you have a student, click on the Grade tab. If you have a student, click on the Grade tab. If you have a student, click on the Grade tab. If you have a student, click on the Grade tab. If you have a student, click on the Grade tab. If you have a student, click on the Grade tab. If you have a student, click on the Grade tab. If you have a student, click on the Grade tab. If you have a student, click on the Grade tab. If you have a student, click on the Grade tab. If you have a student, click on the Grade tab. If you have a student, click on the Grade tab. If you have a student, click on the Grade tab. If you have a student, click on the Grade tab. If you have a student, click on the Grade tab. If you have a student, click on the Grade tab. If you have a student, click on the Grade tab. If there is more than one assignment, you can adjust the order of the assignments by clicking the double arrows on the right of the action bar. If you have not done so already, in your posted course schedule, make sure to let your students know where they need to go to complete the assignment. In the Course Management section of your course page, go to the Grade Centre. Then, in the Full Grade Centre, to the column that Black board created for your Turnitin assignment. Note that this column will be hiding all the way at the end of the Grade Centre. Use the horizontal scroll bar at the bottom to find it if it has fallen off your screen. Next, go to Manage in the Action bar, then to Column Organisation to reorder the columns. Next, go to the Weighted Total column for the grading category to which the paper belongs. You know, the one with the percentage mark at the beginning of the name. Click on the Action button to the right of the column, then on Edit Column Information. Scroll down to the Select Columns area, and in the Columns to Select box, select the newly created Turnitin assignment. With the arrow, move it to the Selected Columns box and put in 100%. Then click OK to override the warning that may pop up. Don't forget to click on submit.

Revised: August 26, 2026