- Navigate to the assignment list for the course you would like to add the assignment to.
- Select the vertical ellipsis menu icon and select Turnitin.
If you have not upgraded to Turnitin's LTI 1.3 yet, you can create an assignment using the LTI 1.1 integration by selecting the + Assignment button. Enter an assignment name, directions, and point value. Scroll down to Submission Type and change the dropdown to External Tool. Then, select the Find button and from the Configure External Tool list, choose Turnitin and select the blue Select button. Scroll down and select the blue Save button at the bottom of the page.
- Give the assignment a Title, Instructions, Max Grade and information about the Start, Due, and Feedback Release Date. If desired, check the box to Enable PeerMark.
Instructions can be up to 1,000 characters in length. If instructions are edited in Canvas after the initial assignment creation, any attached files will not be shown in the instructions when displayed in Turnitin.
- Select Optional Settings to fill out the assignment settings. For more information about assignment settings, see the assignment settings and additional assignment settings guidance.
- Select the Submit button to complete the assignment creation.
- Publish the assignment to your assignments list, so that it will be visible to your students.
- The assignment can be launched from the Assignment tab in the course you created it in.
To prevent students from seeing their grades prior to the Feedback Release date, you must hide the grade book column. After the Feedback Release date has passed, you can show the column again to give student's their grades. You can hide the column by changing your Grade Posting Policy for the entry within Canvas.