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How do I change a Turnitin assignment from an external tool to online submission?

Before the start of Autumn semester 2023, the ability to use Turnitin as an external tool in CarmenCanvas was discontinued. Existing Carmen assignments using the external tool option can be updated to use Turnitin as part of a regular online submission.  

When you click on the assignment name, you will receive an error message and be returned to your course's homepage.

Error message: Couldn't find vaild settings for this link.

To change the assignment to an online submission using Plagiarism Review, follow these steps:

  1. Go to the Assignments page. 

  1. Click on the three-vertical dot menu to the right of the assignment name.  

  1. Click Edit

    Edit assignment
  1. Click More options.  

    More options
  1. Click on the assignment name

  2. Click on Edit Assignment Settings.

    Edit assignment settings
  3. In the Submission Type dropdown, choose Online rather than External Tool.   

    Select Online submission type
  4. Select File Uploads.   

    File Uploads option
  5. Scroll down and from the Plagiarism Review box, choose Turntin. You will be presented with several options to control Turnitin features.    

    Select Turnitin from dropdown
  6. Click Save when you are done.