This article is for faculty using Canvas group assignments wanting to use Turnitin Draft Coach to have similarity scores recorded for student group submissions. When designing group assignments in Canvas, the Turnitin LTI tool is not available for processing similarity scores. Showing students how to enable Turnitin Draft Coach in CSUEB's Google Docs will allow both students and faculty the ability to monitor documents for similarity, proper use of citations, and grammar.
Article Overview
- Adding Turnitin Draft Coach to Your Own CSUEB Google Account
- Setting up Group Assignments in Canvas with URL Submission (One Submission Per Group) Option
- Setting up Group assignments in Canvas with URL Submission (Assign Grades to Each Student Individually) Option
- Informing Students on How to Download and Submit Their Similarity Check Full Report to You in Canvas
1. Adding Turnitin Draft Coach to Your Own CSUEB Google Account
Navigate to your CSUEB Google account. Select the nine dots in the upper right hand corner and select the Docs icon
Inside a Google doc, you may see either a menu item at the top called Add-ons,
Or you may see a menu item called Extensions. In either case, you must select the Add-ons or the Extension menu link, then choose the Turnitin Draft Coach link from the drop down and from the pop out.
Turnitin Draft Coach allows students to conduct an unlimited number of Citation and Grammar checks while they are writing their drafts. Students can only conduct three Similarity checks on one draft.
Instruct your students to share their Google Doc drafts with you by selecting (1) Share, adding you as (2) Editor, and (3) changing General Access to Anyone with link. Select (4) Done to update sharing settings.
2. Setting up Group Assignments in Canvas with URL Submission (One Submission Per Group) Option
2.1. Create an Assignment
Select the + icon on the far right of a module to begin creating an assignment
Select Assignment from the drop down menu, and [Create Assignment]. Add an Assignment Name and select Add Item
![Select Assignment from the drop down menu, and [Create Assignment]. Add an Assignment Name and select Add Item](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/679/686/original/03026372-8384-4924-ada1-adf5ddcb76f0.png)
Select the name of the assignment you just created. It is at the bottom of the module.
Choose the Edit button.
Scroll down to the Submission Type and Group Assignment boxes
Choose Online, Website URL for the Submission Type and number of Allowed Attempts. Selecting the drop down under Allowed Attempts will let you toggle between Unlimited and Limited. Choosing Limited will allow you to enter a number of attempts in the box.
It is important to create a Group Set and Groups in the People area of your Canvas course before creating the Group Assignment. Read this article about how to create Group Sets in the People section of your Canvas Course before proceeding.
Check the box for This is a Group Assignment. Choosing the Select a group category message under the Group Set heading will display all the Group Sets you have created in the People area of your Canvas Course. You can select a Group Set from the drop down or choose the New Group Category to create one. Click here to jump to section three to learn about how to set up a Group Assignment where grades are assigned to each student individually.
Set up the remaining sections of your Group assignment, such as instructions in the (RCE) Rich Content Editor, points, and Assign availability dates before selecting Save & Publish or Save at the bottom of the page.
Instruct your students to share their Google Doc drafts with you by selecting (1) Share, adding you as (2) Editor, and (3) changing General Access to Anyone with link. Select (4) Done to update sharing settings.
2.2. Viewing Groups in the Canvas Gradebook
Select Grades from the course navigation links on the left to access your Canvas Gradebook.
Select the View drop down, Filters, and Student Groups.
This will allow you to choose from All Student Groups in a drop down menu on the upper right hand corner.
Choosing a Group from the All Student Groups drop down menu will display only those members.
Inside the Assignment Names Search box, we can start typing the name of our Group assignment to select it and bring it forward for grading.
Select the paper icon in the Assignment column. The draft that one group member submitted will display when selecting any student's submission in the group.
Select the arrow in a box to open the SpeedGrader panel on the right side of the screen.
Select the SpeedGrader link underneath the assignment name in the right hand panel.
In the main panel we can view the Google Doc. We must select the (1) URL to add comments to the document. Selecting (2) (View in a new tab) opens the document in a new tab.
In the right hand panel of the SpeedGrader tool, we can access the Group number by selecting the inverted triangle.
Selecting the inverted triangle on the Submission to View box allows you to toggle through different submissions (if you have multiple submissions enabled). In this example I have enabled two submissions for groups.
Having selected "This is a Group Assignment" when creating the assignment enables all students in a group to comment and attach files from the assignment page. The Comments can be viewed by faculty in SpeedGrader, as shown below. Faculty can send comments to the whole group from SpeedGrader in a Group Assignment set for one submission per group. This is where you can assess student submissions and assign points in the box underneath the Assessment heading.
Note, the next three screenshots are taken in student view and show the student experience in Canvas.
Below are screenshots of where students can submit comments for a Group assignment located in the upper right hand corner of the Assignment page. The first image (1) Add Comment is displayed before any comments have been made, the second image (2) View Feedback displays after a student has commented on the group assignment.
Selecting the Add comment or View Feedback buttons shown above for students will allow them to add a comment, view a thread of comments, attach another file or submit another comment to faculty.
3. Setting up Group Assignments in Canvas with URL submission (Assign Grades to Each Student Individually) Option
Follow the steps in 2.1 to Create an Assignment. When you get to the Group Assignment Box, check the box that says, Assign Grades to Each Student Individually. This setting will allow faculty to enable each group participant to submit their own work, such as different parts of a larger group assignment. Choose the corresponding Group Set for the group assignment. Finally, select Save & Publish or Save in the bottom right corner to update assignment settings.
The image below shows student's names are available to choose from the drop down menu in SpeedGrader to toggle through submissions for a Group Assignment set up to assign grades to each student individually. The orange dot denotes a submission is present and available for faculty to assess. When a student's name is faded out (Priscilla Powers), the student has not submitted work.
4. Informing students on How to Download and Submit Their Similarity Check Full Report to You in Canvas
If you would prefer students run their Similarity Check in Turnitin Draft Coach, download the Full report and send it to you in Canvas, read on. First, instruct students to Enable Turnitin Draft Coach on their CSUEB horizon Google account. Select the Add-ons or the Extension menu link (whichever is displayed), then choose the Turnitin Draft Coach link from the drop down and from the pop out.
The tool opens in the right hand side of the screen, shown below. Instruct students to select the Go To Similarity link.
Next, choose the Run Similarity Check button.
Then select Confirm.
Next, have students select the View Full Report button
Then, instruct students to select the Share button in the bottom left corner of the page, select Download,
Select the Download PDF button
The two screenshots below are in student view showing the student's experience in Canvas.
Next, instruct your students to access the Add Comment feature in the upper right corner of the assignment page in Canvas.
Students can select the paperclip icon to attach their Full Similarity report. Selecting Send Comment will send the attachment and or comment to faculty. Faculty can view all student comments and attachments inside the assignment submission area in SpeedGrader.
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