{"id":820,"date":"2025-09-15T13:40:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/elearningfaculty-redesign-dev\/?page_id=820"},"modified":"2026-04-06T16:22:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T23:22:45","slug":"turnitin-simcheck-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/elearningfaculty\/guides-resources\/turnitin-simcheck-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Turnitin (SimCheck)"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"section section-white body-section-wrapper alignfull wp-block-bc-sitka-spruce-body-section\">\n\t<div class=\"container-xl\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"body-section-content col-md-8\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-brutus-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-487c243a5d2c6fe93016b5db8130ada5\">What Is Turnitin?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-lead lead\">Turnitin (formerly SimCheck) is an advanced plagiarism detection and feedback tool embedded in Canvas, analyzing student submissions against a vast database of academic content, websites, and peer papers. It provides similarity reports with highlighted matches, plus AI-assisted grading and peer review features. SimCheck promotes academic integrity while offering formative feedback to improve writing skills.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<hr class=\"section-divider\" \/>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section section-rainy-night-blue tabs-section-component dark-bg\" >\n\t\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-heading\" >\n  <div class=\"container-xl\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n               <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-9 small-order-1 medium-order-1\">\n         <h2  class=\"section-heading__heading oho-animate oho-animate-single\">\n          What Can You Do With It?\n        <\/h2>\n      <\/div>\n              <div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-9 wysiwyg small-order-2 medium-order-3\">\n          <div class=\"section-heading__subheading\">Turnitin (SimCheck) makes it easy to check originality, give feedback, and support student learning, all in one place.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"tab-wrapper tab-wrapper-dark\">\n\t<div class=\"container-xl\">\n<div class=\"tabcordion tabcordion-list wrap-content row wp-block-bc-sitka-spruce-tabcordion\" id=\"tabcordion-52a94ba1-ff0e-45a4-bb07-75f7291fd260\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"tab-header left-pane col-md-5\">\n\t<div class=\"nav-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"nav flex-column d-none d-md-flex card-header-tabs\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\">\n\t<a\n\t\tclass=\"nav-link active show\"\n\t\tid=\"check-student-work-for-originality-tab\"\n\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"tab\"\n\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#check-student-work-for-originality-content\"\n\t\taria-controls=\"check-student-work-for-originality-content\"\n\t\taria-selected=\"true\"\n\t\thref=\"#\"\n\t>Check Student Work for Originality<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\">\n\t<a\n\t\tclass=\"nav-link \"\n\t\tid=\"support-student-learning-and-writing-skills-tab\"\n\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"tab\"\n\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#support-student-learning-and-writing-skills-content\"\n\t\taria-controls=\"support-student-learning-and-writing-skills-content\"\n\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\thref=\"#\"\n\t>Support Student Learning and Writing Skills<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\">\n\t<a\n\t\tclass=\"nav-link \"\n\t\tid=\"streamline-assignment-management-tab\"\n\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"tab\"\n\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#streamline-assignment-management-content\"\n\t\taria-controls=\"streamline-assignment-management-content\"\n\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\thref=\"#\"\n\t>Streamline Assignment Management<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"col accordion px-md-0\">\n\t<div class=\"tab-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\n<div\n\tclass=\"tab-pane active show accordion-item\"\n\tid=\"check-student-work-for-originality-content\"\n\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\taria-labelledby=\"check-student-work-for-originality-tab\"\n>\n\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header d-md-none\" id=\"check-student-work-for-originality-acc-header\">\n\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#check-student-work-for-originality-acc-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"check-student-work-for-originality-acc-content\">\n\t\t\tCheck Student Work for Originality\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<div id=\"check-student-work-for-originality-acc-content\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse d-md-block\" aria-labelledby=\"check-student-work-for-originality-acc-header\" data-bs-parent=\"#tabcordion-52a94ba1-ff0e-45a4-bb07-75f7291fd260\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"d-none d-md-block\">Check Student Work for Originality<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ensure academic integrity by reviewing similarity reports for every submission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Detect matches to web pages, journals, and previous student work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>View detailed similarity breakdowns and highlighted text<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify potential plagiarism before grading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\n<div\n\tclass=\"tab-pane  accordion-item\"\n\tid=\"support-student-learning-and-writing-skills-content\"\n\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\taria-labelledby=\"support-student-learning-and-writing-skills-tab\"\n>\n\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header d-md-none\" id=\"support-student-learning-and-writing-skills-acc-header\">\n\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#support-student-learning-and-writing-skills-acc-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"support-student-learning-and-writing-skills-acc-content\">\n\t\t\tSupport Student Learning and Writing Skills\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<div id=\"support-student-learning-and-writing-skills-acc-content\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse d-md-block\" aria-labelledby=\"support-student-learning-and-writing-skills-acc-header\" data-bs-parent=\"#tabcordion-52a94ba1-ff0e-45a4-bb07-75f7291fd260\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"d-none d-md-block\">Support Student Learning and Writing Skills<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Help students understand originality expectations and improve citation practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enable students to view similarity reports (if desired)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teach citation, paraphrasing, and ethical scholarship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encourage revision through draft submissions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\n<div\n\tclass=\"tab-pane  accordion-item\"\n\tid=\"streamline-assignment-management-content\"\n\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\taria-labelledby=\"streamline-assignment-management-tab\"\n>\n\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header d-md-none\" id=\"streamline-assignment-management-acc-header\">\n\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#streamline-assignment-management-acc-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"streamline-assignment-management-acc-content\">\n\t\t\tStreamline Assignment Management\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<div id=\"streamline-assignment-management-acc-content\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse d-md-block\" aria-labelledby=\"streamline-assignment-management-acc-header\" data-bs-parent=\"#tabcordion-52a94ba1-ff0e-45a4-bb07-75f7291fd260\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"d-none d-md-block\">Streamline Assignment Management<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Integrate Turnitin seamlessly into Canvas to simplify submission, and record-keeping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add Turnitin to Canvas assignments with a few clicks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep all submissions, and reports in one place<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduce manual file handling and version tracking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section section-white body-section-wrapper alignfull wp-block-bc-sitka-spruce-body-section\">\n\t<div class=\"container-xl\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"body-section-content col-md-8\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-brutus-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0a58b384cb35e93a61fa289aa1fd3cd8\">Where To Find It<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can enable Turnitin (SimCheck) from your Assignment Settings. Once enabled, you can edit the settings for Turnitin directly inside your Assignment Settings.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"callout-wrapper col\">\n\t<aside class=\"callout text-margin-reset \">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"callout__heading card-title-small\">Student Turnitin Guide<\/h3>\n\t\t<p>Instructors planning to use Turnitin should inform students via the syllabus and explain how it works before requiring its use on a particular assignment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout__links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/guides.turnitin.com\/hc\/en-us\/categories\/21850416398221-Student-hub\"  class=\"link-accent-lg\">View Guide<i class=\"fa-regular fa-arrow-right-long \" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<hr class=\"section-divider\" \/>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"accordion-section-wrapper section section-xlight\">\n\t<div class=\"container-xl\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"accordion-section-content col-md-8\">\n\t<div class=\"accordion-section-heading\">\n\t\t<h2>Help and Resources<\/h2>\n\t\tAccess essential resources for using Turnitin with your students.\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-collapsibles accordion\" id=\"accordion_b6029e19-4023-40bd-9737-4be7bf68abc6\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-collapse accordion-item\"><h3 class=\"accordion-header mb-0\" id=\"heading_46ae3f3e-241b-4261-8d0c-83a3eccf26eb\"><button class=\"accordion-button bg-default text-bg-default\n\t\t collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse_46ae3f3e-241b-4261-8d0c-83a3eccf26eb\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_46ae3f3e-241b-4261-8d0c-83a3eccf26eb\">Turnitin User Guides<\/button><\/h3><div id=\"collapse_46ae3f3e-241b-4261-8d0c-83a3eccf26eb\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading_46ae3f3e-241b-4261-8d0c-83a3eccf26eb\" data-parent=\"#accordion_b6029e19-4023-40bd-9737-4be7bf68abc6\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion_b6029e19-4023-40bd-9737-4be7bf68abc6\"><div class=\"accordion-body bg-default text-bg-default\n\t\t\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explore the <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.turnitin.com\/hc\/en-us\">Turnitin User Guides<\/a>. Learn about the Similarity Report, grading and feedback tools, and how to manage your user settings and preferences.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-collapse accordion-item\"><h3 class=\"accordion-header mb-0\" id=\"heading_1f9d83a2-f51e-4774-bdea-59adeb21d73c\"><button class=\"accordion-button bg-default text-bg-default\n\t\t collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse_1f9d83a2-f51e-4774-bdea-59adeb21d73c\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse_1f9d83a2-f51e-4774-bdea-59adeb21d73c\">Student Turnitin Guide<\/button><\/h3><div id=\"collapse_1f9d83a2-f51e-4774-bdea-59adeb21d73c\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading_1f9d83a2-f51e-4774-bdea-59adeb21d73c\" data-parent=\"#accordion_b6029e19-4023-40bd-9737-4be7bf68abc6\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion_b6029e19-4023-40bd-9737-4be7bf68abc6\"><div class=\"accordion-body bg-default text-bg-default\n\t\t\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instructors planning to use Turnitin should inform students via the syllabus and explain how it works before requiring its use on a particular assignment. 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