Help Center: Installing the Turnitin Blackboard Plug-in
Once the Turnitin Blackboard plug-in is downloaded follow the steps below to install the Turnitin Building Block.
How to Install the Turnitin Building Block
1. Log in as the Administrator user
2. On the System Admin page, click the Building Blocks link in the Blackboard Building Blocks Management section
3. On the Manage Building Blocks page, click the Install Building Blocks button at the top of the page
4. On the Install Building Block page, click Browse and locate the Turnitin Building Block
5. Make sure the setting “Allow Deployable Components” option is set to true
The Turnitin Building Block will appear on the list of installed Building Blocks. Next, the administrator must make the Building Block available so that it can be configured. This is accomplished from the Manage Building Blocks page.
From the manage Building Blocks page, select Available using the status pull down menu next to the Turnitin Building Block. After the Building Block is set to available and has been configured, instructors on the account can begin using the Turnitin assignment type in their courses.
How to Configure the Turnitin Building Block
1. Click the properties button next to the Turnitin Building Block
2. On the configuration page, enter the following required information: the Turnitin account ID, and the shared secret key
3. Enter the url your institution uses to access blackboard in the Web Services URL field. The url needs to be set to: http[s]://<URL to Blackboard>/webapps/turn-plgnhndl-bb_bb60/services/TiiBbWebService. For example, https://blackboard.university.edu/webapps/turn-plgnhndl-bb_bb60/services/TiiBbWebService
4. (optional) To disable email notifications that are sent when students submit papers or create profiles on Turnitin through the Building Block, click the check box labeled Disable Turnitin Email Notifications
5. (optional) To add a custom, text-only disclaimer that will be shown when users submit papers to Turnitin assignments through Blackboard, enter the text of the disclaimer in the Optional Submission Disclaimer field
6. To use a proxy server for connections to Turnitin, select Yes under Use Proxy and provide the proxy connection information
7. Click submit to save the configuration
For information on how to set the shared secret key please view step three within the downloading VLE integration plugins article.
Additional Information
- For information on downloading the Blackboard integration plugin, please view our article on downloading CMS integration plugins
- For more information about the Turnitin Blackboard integration, please view the Turnitin Blackboard Integration Manual.
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