To begin

1. Go to Turnitin.com and click on the New Users tab.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions.  In order to create a profile, you will need a class id and enrollment password.  You should have been given this by your instructor.
3. Create your profile.  Enter your own e-mail address and password.
   

To login

1. Go to www.turnitin.com.
2. At the top, enter your e-mail address and user password.
3. Click on Log in to open your Turnitin.com homepage.

Enrolling in a class

1. Your student homepage lists your enrolled classes.  If you are a new user, you will see the class you enroled in when you created your profile.
   
2. To enroll in additional classes, click the enroll in a class tab on your homepage.
3. On the next screen, enter the class ID and enrollment password for your class.  (You must have this from your instructor).
   
4. Click submit to enroll in the class and add it to your homepage.

Submitting a Paper
You will submit papers to your class from your class portfolio.  To open your class portfolio, click a class name on your homepage.
The class portfolio lists the assignments your instructor has created and your submissions to these assignments.  You may not submit a paper until the assignment has been listed by your instructor.

1. You can submit a paper in two ways:  by file upload (a computer file -- in Word, WordPerfect, RTF, PDF, Postrcript, plain text, and HTML formats) OR cut and paste (by cutting and pasting the text into a text box).
2. To submit by file upload:

• Click on the submit icon next to the desired assignment in your class portfolio.
• Select file upload from the submission pulldown menu.
• Enter a title for your submission.
• Click the Browse button and locate the paper you want to submit.
• Click submit.  On the following page you will be asked to confirm the text of your submission.  If the text checks out, click yes, submit to finalize your submission.  (You may not withdraw a submission once it is submitted.  Be sure the paper looks the way you want  before you submit).

3. To submit by cut and paste

• Click on the submit icon next to the desired assignment in your class portfolio.
• Select cut and paste from the submission pulldown menu.
• Enter a title for your submission.
• Cut and paste your paper into the text box.
• Click submit.  After submitting your paper you will receive a digital receipt.  You may not resubmit.

Tips for St. Mary Magdalen Students

1. The "Date Due" in Turnitin is always five days past the due date.  You will lose five points every day past the school due date that the paper is turned in.  Turnitin will not accept anything past that 5-day late date.
2. If a bibliography is required, you must have it attached to your original file.  It must be continuation of your report, starting on a new last page.  Do not make the bibliography a separate file.
3. Do not submit a cover.
   
4. The originality (or plagiarism) report cannot be viewed by students.

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The page was created by Lauren M.  Bott.  You may contact  Ms. Bott with questions or concerns at  smmbottl@Hotmail.com.