Turnitin (also known as Turnitin.com) is an Internet-based plagiarism-detection service created by iParadigms. Michigan Tech has a license to submit essays to the Turnitin website, which checks the documents for plagiarism. Turnitin is integrated with Blackboard Learn and is licensed by Michigan Tech’s Center for Teaching, Learning, and Faculty Development.
To get an account ID:
E-mail: nsseely@mtu.edu
Office: 219 J. R. Van Pelt and Opie Library
Phone: 487-2046
Michigan Tech has purchased a license of Turnitin to be compatible with our Blackboard/ WebCT. To view a document about how this integration works, please review this document.
Quickstart resources:
Manual
Video
Once instructors create a user profile, they will be asked if they want to use the instructor startup wizard. We recommend that all new users use the wizard to setup their first class and assignment. Detailed instructions on how to use this service can be found here.