Turn It In: How to Guide for Instructors
How to Create an Instructor Id
Anyone who wants to have the ability to create classes so students can submit their work to Turnitin needs to
create an instructor account.
Step 1: Go to www.turnitin.com
Step 2: Click on “Create Account”
Step 3: Under “Create a New Account”, choose “Instructor”
Please note, only follow these directions if you wish to be the instructor and be able to create classes.
Step 4: Create an instructor account
The Account ID is 88975
The join password is cuonline1
Fill in the remaining information and click “I Agree-Create Profile”
You now have an instructor profile and are ready to create classes so students can submit their work.
How to Create a Class in Turn It In
Step 1: Once you are logged into your instructor account, choose the “Add Class” button
Step 2: Enter the class information
You will be giving the students in the course the enrollment password so make I something easy to
remember
Choose a class end date as far out as possible, should you wish to use the course continuously
Click “Submit”
Step 3: Once you hit “Submit”, you will receive the Class Id and Enrollment Password
that students will need to access the class through their student Turnitin account.
Step 4: Click on the class title to go to the course
Step 4: Click Add Assignment
Before students can submit a paper you need to create an assignment.
Step 4: Create the new Assignment
Give the assignment a title
Skip the Point Value
Make the due date as far out as you wish, you will have to recreate an assignment after the due date
so students can continue to submit papers.
Open the “Optional Settings”
Under “Optional Settings” you need to change:
Choose “Yes” under “Allow submissions after
the due date”
Choose “Yes” under “Allow students to see
originality report”
Make sure the box is checked for “Would you
like to save these options as your defaults for
future assignments?”
Click “Submit”
Students can now submit papers to the assignment and
have them checked for originality
How to Enable and Use Quick Submit
Quick submit allows you, as the instructor, to submit a paper and have it checked for originality without creating an
assignment. Quick submit is only available to instructors.
Step 1: Enable Quick Submit in your instructor account
Click on the “user Info” tab at the top of the screen
Select “yes” from the “activate quick submit:” pull down menu
Click “Submit”
Step 2: Using Quick Submit
Click on the “Quick Submit” tab located towards the top of the screen
Click the “Submit ” button to the upper left corner of the inbox
Select the databases you wish to have your submission checked against (we suggest you check all the
Fill in the name of the student and the title of the submission
Select an upload option
Click “Upload”
A new page will load with a preview window. Click “Confirm” to confirm your submission.
Two dashes will appear while the submission is checked. This could take 5-10 minutes, depending on
the size of the document.
When the document has been checked, the percentage match will appear, along with a color indication.
Make sure you review the originality report. By default, all matches are shown, even those properly
cited.