Turnitin.com

Some writing assignments -- both rough and final drafts -- must be submitted to turnitin.com. Sign in with your user name and password and upload your document. Here are some helpful reminders.

1. Use these instructions for students to create a new account. In order to do so, you must have an email account.

2. You will have best results if you upload your document. DO NOT COPY AND PASTE YOUR DOCUMENT. To upload, simply click on the "Browse" button and select the document from your computer or portable drive. Once you select your file, click "submit" and follow the directions.

3. If you are using Google docs, you will need to save a copy of your paper to your computer before you upload. In Google docs, click "file." Then select "download as" to save your paper to your computer. You will then have to find your file (your computer's "download" folder or desktop are good places to start) to upload it to turnitin.com.

Turnitin does allow you to upload a paper directly from Google Docs, but I do not recommend doing this.

4. Turnitin.com does not like to play with Internet Explorer, so if you find that you are not successful uploading your document, you might try uploading using Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Also, you may experience formatting errors in your paper if you upload .doc or .wps files. You can never go wrong if you submit your file as a .pdf.

5. DO NOT PROCRASTINATE! Once the window for submitting closes, you will not be allowed to upload your document.