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Introduction to ANGEL

Wed., Nov. 12, 11 - 1pm

ANGEL Gradebook

Wed., Nov. 5, 2 - 3:30pm
Tues., Nov. 18, 9:30 - 11am

ANGEL Dropboxes

Thurs., Nov. 6, 10:30 - 11:30am

Turnitin.com LogoTurnitin's plagiarism prevention system lets you effectively check all of your students' work in a fraction of the time necessary to scan a few suspect papers using a search engine.


The following are the steps required to set up a new account, class, and assignment for Turnitin.com

  • Acquire a username and password for Turnitin.com
    Log on to FredQuest to request a username and password. Choose the following from the available menues:
    Affiliation: Faculty/Staff, Request Type: Software Applications, Classification: Turn-It-In. After your request is processed you will recieve a username and password in your Fredonia email account.
  • Log in to Turnitin.com and reset your password
    A username and password will be sent to you via email
  • Create a class
    See the directions below for creating a class and an assignment
  • Create an assignment drop box for each assignment
    See the directions below for creating a class and an assignment
  • Give directions to your students about Turnitin.com
    Student directions are availablefor you to share with your students
  • Create an enrollment password or upload your course syllabus
    See directions below for both using an enrollment password or uploading a course roster
  • View originality reports to evaluate each student's paper
    Originality reports detail the results of each student's paper

Adding a Class and an Assignment Drop box

Written Directions: PDFι Word
Video Tutorial:
Flash(Time: 2 min29 secs)


Uploading Student Roster to Turnitin.com

Written Directions

  • Downloading an ANGEL roster, editing, and uploading to Turnitin.comPDF ι Word
  • Uploading an existing roster PDF ι Word
  • Directions for Students PDF ι Word

Video Tutorials:

  • DownloadingtheRoster fromANGEL:Flash(Time: 1 min 23 secs)
  • Editing the Downloaded Roster: Flash(Time: 2 min 6 secs)
  • Uploading the Completed Roster: Flash(Time: 49 secs)

Having Students Self Enroll for Turnitin.com

Written Directions PDF ι Word
Directions for Students PDF ι Word
(There is a space on this form to include the class ID and class password. Be sure to add these items before distributing the material to the class.)


How to Use Originality Reports

Written Directions PDF ι Word


Student Directions

  • How to use Turnitin.com when the
    instructor enrolls the class PDF
  • How to use Turnitin.com when the student self enrolls PDF
  • Submitting a Paper to Turnitin.com PDF

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