Turnitin – Adding to an Assignment in Canvas as an Instructor


  1. Select the assignment you wish to add Turnitin to.
  2. Click on the button Edit Assignment Settings on the top right of the screen.

         edit assignment settings; button highlighted on a canvas assignments screen

  3.  Select External Tool in Submission Type.

         selecting external tool as submission type on assignments setting page

  4. Click on Find and then search for Turnitin. Click on Turnitin and then Select to add the tool.

         selecting turnitin on the configure external tool screen

  5. Click on Save at the bottom of the page to save changes and enable Turnitin for your assignment.

Review the recommended Syllabus Statement for Courses Using Turnitin.