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What is GradeMark? GradeMark is part of the Turnitin suite of software. GradeMark enables electronic marking and comments on a student’s piece of work, including audio comments and the use of rubrics. Turnitin’s interactive GradeMark tutorial allows the user to … Continue reading →

1. Powerpoint ‘present’ from Turnitin If your students are going to demonstrate what they have learnt this term via a PowerPoint presentation, Turnitin now accepts PowerPoint files. The text on the slides can be checked for similarity with electronic materials on … Continue reading →

Turnitin ran a series of webcasts on various aspects of student feedback during the recent Student Success Week: Topics include: The state of feedback under the Common Core Practical presence: giving interactive, formative feedback in online learning Organic feedback: growing … Continue reading →

The latest Turnitin newsletter includes the following articles. Click on the newsletter link to go to the webpage and scroll down to find these links:

This issue of the Turnitin newsletter concentrates on using GradeMark (part of the Turnitin Originality Checking suite), to mark student work electronically and provide comments and feedback. There is also an item on getting started with Turnitin for iPad, as … Continue reading →

This issue of the Turnitin newsletter focuses on ways in which to gain student attention and encourage them to engage with their writing and learning. Watch webcasts on the following topics: Engaging students in socially and linguistically divers classrooms Engaging the … Continue reading →

The August newsletter is now available from Turnitin. It contains a lot of information and useful links to training and support material, in the interests of ‘Getting Started’ for the new academic year, including video demos, tutorials and resources for … Continue reading →

Turnitin has published the August edition of their regular newsletter “Turnitin First Draft“, which contains information about: Using Turnitin for iPad, including a live webcast scheduled for: Tuesday 20 August, 18:00 BST “Moving Feedback Forward” – a virtual conference on student … Continue reading →

In keeping with the model employed by the IT Learning Programme for all their courses, the Turnitin Fundamentals course will continue to be offered free of charge. However a printed copy of the course book will no longer be included. … Continue reading →

News from turnitin.com: “With just a touch of the finger you can quickly give students rich, meaningful feedback: – View Originality Reports to ensure academic integrity – Avoid writing repetitive comments with preset QuickMark® sets – Customize text comments and … Continue reading →