Note: In Google Docs, text that was added will be highlighted. Text that was deleted will be shown with a strikethrough.
On your computer, open a document, spreadsheet, or presentation.
At the top, click File Version history See version history.
In the right panel, click a timestamp to see an earlier version of a file. You can see the people who edited the file, and the changes they made in the color next to their name.
Optional: To name a version, click More actions Name this version.
You can add up to 40 named versions per drawing, document, or presentation.
You can add up to 15 named versions per spreadsheet.
To see edits in more detail, go to the right panel, choose a version, and click Expand detailed versions .
To return to the current version, go to the top left and click Back .
Revision History will allow a teacher to see if lots of work was done in a short period of time....signifying cheating.
You can find files in Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides by searching for:
File title
File contents
Items featured in pictures, PDF files, or other files stored on your Drive.
You can also sort and filter search results.
Under "Quick Access," you'll see recent and suggested files.
To open a file, double-click the one you want.
For more options, right-click the file.
On your computer, sign into drive.google.com.
At the top, type a word or phrase into the search box.
On your keyboard, press Enter.
To find files more easily in Drive, you can narrow search results by filtering them.
On your computer, go to drive.google.com.
At the top, type a word or phrase into the search box.
To narrow your search, click the Down arrow .
Fill out any of the following sections:
Type: File types such as documents, images, or PDFs.
Date modified: The date a file was last edited.
Item name: Searches only for the title of the file.
Has the words: Searches for words and phrases within documents.
Owner: The person the file belongs to.
Shared with: Who can view, comment, or edit the file.
Location: Whether the file is in a specific folder, "Trash," or "Starred."
Follow up: If the file has action items assigned to you, or suggestions in files you own.
At the bottom, click Search.
If you have an Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals account, you can turn on originality reports for 5 assignments per class. To get unlimited originality reports, ask your Google Workspace admin to get the Teaching and Learning upgrade or upgrade to Google Workspace for Education Plus.
You can view originality reports for 45 days. After that, you can run another report in the grading tool.
When you turn on originality reports for an assignment, students can run 3 reports on their work before they turn it in. You can’t see the reports students run. After students run their last report, they can continue to work on the assignment before turning it in.
In order to create an originality report, documents must not exceed a file size of 2MB.
On a computer, go to classroom.google.com.
Click the classClassroom.
Click CreateAssignment.
Check the Check plagiarism (originality) box.
If you turn on originality reports after a student submits their work, the student can't run a report until you return their work. To let students run a report, return their work and allow them to resubmit their assignment.
On a computer, go to classroom.google.com.
Click the classClasswork.
Next to the assignment, click More Edit.
Check the Check plagiarism (originality) box.
When students turn in their work, Classroom automatically runs an originality report for each submitted Docs or Slides file, visible only to you. If a student unsubmits and resubmits an assignment, Classroom runs another originality report for the teacher.
On a computer, go to classroom.google.com.
Click the classClasswork.
Click the assignmentView assignmentthe student’s file.
On the right, click # flagged passages.
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