Using Turnitin® for Plagiarism Detection within the Brightspace Assignment Tool
You can set up Turnitin® to detect plagiarism within the Assignment Tool in Brightspace.
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This Information is Intended for:
Instructors,
Staff
- Create an Assignment
- Select Evaluation & Feedback
- At the bottom of the Evaluation & Feedback area, select Manage Turnitin
- On the Turnitin® Integration Page:
- Enable Similarity Report for this folder
- Click More Options in Turnitin® to specify:
- Allowed File Types
- What sources you want to compare against
- Exclusions from Similarity Reports, etc.

Student Submissions:
Once assignments are submitted, students will receive an email that looks like this:
Viewing Student Submissions:
You can view Turnitin® Similarity Report (results) in two places in Brightspace:
- In the Assignment area
- In Grades
To learn more about Turnitin® similarity reports, please click here.
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This Content Last Updated:
05/09/2025
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