Create a Canvas Assignment

Within the Canvas assignment settings, select:

Submission Type: “Online”
Online Entry Options: “Text Entry” and/or “File Uploads” (as shown below):

screenshot of "Online" submission type options within Canvas assignment

Then the “Plagiarism Review” section will appear. Turnitin is not activated by default, so select “Turnitin” from the drop-down.

screenshot of drop-down where you select Turnitin

Turnitin Settings

The default settings are:

Store submissions in: Standard paper repository
Compare submissions against:
- Student repository
- Website content
- Periodicals, journals and publications
Show report to students: Immediately

Screenshot of "Plagiarism Review" (Turnitin) settings within Canvas assignment

In general, we recommend keeping these default settings except the instructor should decide whether or not to show the similarity report to the students and when. Instructors may customize these settings as they see fit. We recommend reading Turnitin’s instructor guide to fully understand how all of the settings work (e.g., exclude bibliographic materials, exclude quoted materials, etc.) and how they can best fit your needs, depending on the type of assignment and learning objectives.