Configuring Feedback Studio in Microsoft Teams

In this guide:

• Add Turnitin to Microsoft Teams
• Add Turnitin to a Microsoft Teams general channel

Add Turnitin to Microsoft Teams

1. Log into Microsoft Teams as an administrator.
2. Select Apps from the left navigation sidebar.
   
3. Search for Turnitin in the Apps search bar.
   
4. If the Turnitin app has never been used before, select Add to a team. 
   
5. Select the Permissions navigation tab from the Turnitin app. 
   
6. Check that the Microsoft Teams environment supports the following required app permissions, which will allow the students in the Channel to be roster-synced with the Turnitin app.
   

Admins can review Microsoft's Grant and manage consent to Teams app permissions article for more information.

Sometimes, additional permissions set-up may be required, as outlined below.

1. Log in to the Microsoft Entra as an administrator.
2. Expand the Identity icon on the left sidebar.
   
3. Select Applications, and then Enterprise applications.
4. Find and select Turnitin from the list of applications.
5. Under Security on the left side, select Permissions.
6. Select the blue Grant admin consent for Turnitin button.
   

Add Turnitin to a Microsoft Teams General channel

1. Select a Team.
2. Under Channels, select General.
3. Complete the process of adding the Turnitin tab.
4. You will be prompted to log in to your Turnitin administrator account.
5. Once you have logged in to Turnitin’s deployment workflow, you will either be provided with a list of existing configurations, or the option to create a new one.
   
   1. To link to an existing configuration - locate the name of the configuration in the list provided and select the link button. If there is a lock icon in place of the link button, that configuration cannot be used for this deployment.
   2. To create a new deployment - Select the Create New or Create Deployment button dependent on which you have available.
      1. Select the Turnitin account the configuration should be registered to and select Next.
      2. Enter a descriptive name for the deployment as it may be listed for future configurations in your LMS. Select Next.
6. Confirm the deployment to complete your configuration. If successful, you will be prompted to log out of the deployment workflow and return to your LMS.You will be prompted to log in to your Turnitin administrator account.
    

Once this is complete, the Turnitin app will be available for all instructors linked to the MS Teams environment. Please refer to our FAQ if a consortium/district setup is in place that requires access to Turnitin to be limited to certain schools/institutions.