Turn It In 2: Features and Applications

1. Turn It In 2:Features and Applications Amber Boyd-Miller MLS candidate, NC Central University for West Carteret High School

3. Instructor Main Page Screen shot of an instructor’s class page for Information Skills

4. Adding Students Add students individually or by class list

5. Assignment Page For each class (here, Information Skills), instructors create assignments Students then upload their papers to each named assignment Three assignments have been created for this class so far

6. 3 Components of Turn It In Originality GradeMark PeerMark

7. 1.) Plagiarism detection Originality Report

8. Increasing awareness • “the concept of sampling is ubiquitous in music, tv, and film, so we shouldn’t be surprised that students extend that liberty to writing… they see it as part of the modern creative process.” - Scott Olson, Minnesota State University • Avoids deliberate and accidental plagiarism • Not just for English composition assignments. Greater problem with “cut & paste” in social studies and science reports due to volume of repeated text & data employed. • Turn It In retains copies of student work, too, so you can work against copying from peers.

9. Sample of Originality Report Highlighted areas on the student’s paper correspond to the color codes on the right-hand column

10. 2.) Teacher Feedback The “too” in Turn It In 2

11. The GradeMark feature Correcting and grading papers electronically

12. The best feature that you’re likely not using • Quicker than hand-grading • Quick Mark feature • Able to erase and re-type • Resources describe how to fix errors • Get away from technical (apostrophes, commas) corrections • Focus on what they are saying, not how • Not limited to writing in the margins • Student privacy • They can read your remarks at home, with more time & attention

13. “but I like having papers in my hand!” • Online papers less likely to be lost • Turn It In tracks papers with receipts • Not lost when turned back to students, now part of their portfolio • Shift to digital environment

14. 3.) Peer Mark Peer editing, electronically

15. Create a peer editing assignment Select the number of papers each student will review

16. Determine type of feedback Create free response questions, rating scales, or select from common peer response questions offered by PeerMark

17. Sample feedback questions Add one of these options to increase peer feedback

18. Facilitate 21st Century Learning Standards • Engages students through the writing process, by navigating technology • Encourages students to collaborate with one another

19. Supports Process Writing • Not just for long papers • Short paragraph assignments • Thesis statements • Topic selection • Outlines • Structured for • Pre-writing • Drafting • Rewriting • Reflecting

20. Discussion Board option • Dedicated forum for academic discussion • Students can post topics, eliminating duplicates • Gateway to online learning used by many colleges (community, 4-year, graduate)

21. Review • Logging in, creating assignment • Originality report • GradeMark • PeerMark

22. One last thought…