Your Cheatin Heart,Part 1: Tools To Prevent Plagiarism

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Your Cheatin Heart,Part 1 Tools To Prevent
Plagiarism

• Co-Presented by
• Daniel Bradford and Ellen Bell
• (because with two people you can blame the other
  person if things go wrong)

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TURNITIN.COM

• WHY should teachers use Turnitin.com?

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Because

• Turnitin.com offers a fast, student-centered way
  to
• Encourage academic honesty
• Check student papers for plagiarism

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REMEMBER

• Student plagiarism is rampant. Almost 80 of all
  college students admit to cheating at least once.
• We need to teach students about plagiarism
  now--eventually, they WILL get caught and may
  suffer serious consequences.

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Who can use Turnitin.com?

• ALL TEACHERS--not just English and Social
  Studies.
• Writing should be taught across the curriculum
  and teachers in every subject area can and should
  use this system.

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Our Goals For Today

• What we WILL do today
• Register for an account
• Create a class and an assignment
• Learn how to submit papers to the system
• Learn how to interpret Originality Reports

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What We Will NOT Do

• We will NOT explore EVERY function of
  Turnitin.com.
• Our goal today is to get you started on the
  BASICS of the system and then build on that.
• You WILL be ready to start using the MAIN
  function on Day One of school!

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What Turnitin.com IS..

• A tool to help teach students about plagiarism.
• A tool to help instructors assess the originality
  of student work.

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What Turnitin.com is NOT

• A I Gotcha! tool.
• If you have to fail a large number of students
  for plagiarism, then youve been using
  Turnitin.com in the wrong way. We are trying to
  prevent plagiarism, not catch it!

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TIPS

• Always write down all of your account s and
  passwords.
• Show students how Turnitin.com works, including a
  sample Originality Report
• Give students who have bad reports a chance to
  revise and make the work their own.

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Materials You Should Have

• Instructors Quickstart Guide
• Students Quickstart Guide
• Worksheet

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Overview (Key Questions)

• Who submits the papers?
• How long does it take to get an Originality
  Report?
• How secret are instructor passwords?
• Will Turnitin.com catch all plagiarism?
• Helpful tips (wait for these)

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Who submits the papers?

• Students do! Theres no need for teachers to
  upload hundreds of papers when students can do it
  in less than a minute!

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How long does it take to see the Originality
Reports?

• Turnitin.com is very fast--most Originality
  Reports appear in less than a minute, and almost
  always in less than a few minutes.

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How secret are admin/instructor passwords?

• VERY SECRET! NEVER GIVE THEM TO STUDENTS OR EVEN
  TO TEACHERS ASSISTANTS!
• Students have separate join class passwords
  that give them very limited access.
• You can also create a separate password for T.A.
  access.

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Will Turnitin.com Catch All Cheating?

• NO, but
• It does search all of the paper purchasing
  sites, Google, and its own database of papers.
• It will catch even substantial revisions--changing
  every other word in a Wikipedia article STILL
  raises a red flag.

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Ok, lets get started

• Step 1
• Go to the website
• TURNITIN.COM

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STEP 2

• Register as a user!
• Click on new users
• Select instructor as USER TYPE
• Enter the account number and password for YOUR
  SCHOOL.

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Step 2

• FOOTHILL HIGH SCHOOL
• Account 14888
• Password ezfalcons1
• AMADOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
• Account
• Password

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Step 3

• Enter your email and create a password
• REMEMBER TO WRITE DOWN THE EMAIL AND PASSWORD YOU
  CREATE ON YOUR WORKSHEET.

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Step 4

• Select a secret question only you can answer in
  case you forget your password!

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Step 5

• Create a user profile by entering your first and
  last name.
• On the following page, click on agree.
• NOW we are ready to start the Class Setup Wizard!

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Submitting a Student Paper

• We will create a class called Sample Class.
• We will create an assignment called Chelsea
  Clinton.
• We will register a student called Fake Student
  with the email afakestudent_at_yahoo.com.
• We will submit a paper for that student and then
  view the Originality Report.

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More Key Questions

• What do the percentage matches/colors means on
  the Originality Reports?
• Can students see their reports?
• How many assignments can I have for a class?

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Originality Reports

• Blue and green Generally OK
• Yellow A judgment call (you have to look at
  what parts matched)
• Orange and red Not an original paper

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Can students see their reports?

• YES, if you decide you want them to see the
  reports.
• Theres a box you check when you create a class
  that asks you if you want students to see their
  reports.

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How many assignments can I have for each class?

• Theres no limit, but remember to delete classes
  or assignments at the end of a semester or at the
  end of the year.

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Conclusion

• There are many advanced features of Turnitin.com
  that we havent touched on today.
• If you have questions, please contact either
  Ellen Bell or Daniel Bradford.
• This PowerPoint presentation is online at the
  Foothill High Website.