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For we lovers of Google Drive: Turn It In announces cloud submit

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New from Turnitin: Cloud Submit

Cloud Submit allows users to submit files to Turnitin assignments from Google Drive™ and Dropbox—two of the most widely used document storage services.
Cloud Submit Using Google Drive and Dropbox

The addition of Cloud Submit makes submitting work to assignments more convenient for instructors and students as their authoring and document management moves increasingly to the cloud.

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Students and instructors may now use Cloud Submit as they go through the assignment submission process. When choosing from Google Drive or Dropbox, users will sign in to the respective service and then select which file to submit.

Files stored in Google Drive or Dropbox in the following formats will be accepted by Turnitin: MS Word; WordPerfect; PostScript; PDF; HTML; RTF; OpenOffice (ODT); Hangul (HWP); and plain text. Users can also submit files authored in Google’s “Document” format; these will be converted to PDFs during the submission process.

Cloud Submit is not available for multiple file or zip file submissions. It may not be available when accessing Turnitin via an LMS integration if the submission process is initiated within the LMS, though we do plan to add this capability to Turnitin’s Blackboard Direct integration in coming months.

Also in this release, we:

  • extended GradeMark rubrics to support more than 10 scale values (allowing use of more evaluation standards like 0-10 based rubrics)
  • added language support for Russian and Polish

To stay current on product updates to Turnitin, follow @TurnitinProduct on Twitter and visit the What’s New page on Turnitin.com. To learn about more upcoming features and improvements, or to suggest features, log into Turnitin and click on the Feedback link.

Thanks for using Turnitin, and we hope you enjoy these new features.

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How one teacher uses mobile technology in the classroom and out

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Incorporating mobile technology into your teaching can be a lot more than simply encouraging your students to use iPads or smartphone apps. Mobile technology can bring lots of benefits to your role as instructor, both in your teaching and in what you do outside the classroom as well.

One math instructor, Leanna Lofte, uses mobile technology, both on her iPad and her iPhone in order to enhance her grading, stay in contact with her students when they need her help with assignments, and add to her students’ learning experience during class time.

For a detailed look on how Leanna uses mobile technology to the benefit of her and her students, check out her blog post at imore.com: How I use my iPhone and iPad as a college math teacher

Check it out even if you’re not a math instructor — there’s lots of helpful tips!

Easing into Using Mobile Devices in the Classroom

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As an instructor, you may already know there’s ways tablets can enrich your courses, but sifting through the nearly countless apps available for download can seem overwhelming. As with choosing any other new course materials, there are a lot of factors to consider. With so many apps on the market—and more being added every day!—it can be hard to know where to begin. You may wonder:

  • if you’re looking at the right type of apps for your course
  • if there’s a free app that will give you what you need or if you’ll need a paid one
  • if the apps you choose will make you seem “out of date” to your students

It’s concerns like these that often keep instructors from diving into incorporating mobile devices into their courses. However, using mobile devices, such as tablets and even smartphones, doesn’t have to be so daunting. Instead, you can start off slowly and ease into using apps and mobile devices in your course. One way to do this is by creating an assignment for students to research useful apps.

Start using mobile devices in your classes by turning a search for apps into part of the course. Assign students the task of searching for an app that would be useful in the course, then have them give a short presentation to the class on why that app is helpful.

For example, in a math class, your student may discover an app like Quick Graph to graph equations clearly and cleanly, or in an English class, your students may learn to understand Elizabethan English a little better with the Shakespeare Dictionary! It can be an individual or group assignment, and you can stagger the presentations throughout the semester to coincide with different lessons or even have an “App Day” where everyone presents what they’ve found. Students have now had the opportunity to have hands-on experience seeing how mobile devices can benefit them as they learn, and you’ve had the chance to see how mobile devices can benefit you as an instructor as well!

Some things to consider:

  • Apps may vary on different platforms, and won’t be available to all users. Make sure you decide beforehand which devices you’ll allow for this exercise (iPads, Android tablets, smartphones, etc.), in order to avoid frustration and confusion.
  • Watch out for costs! There’s a multitude of free apps available, but some of the most comprehensive apps can be pricey. Students may be more reluctant to download multiple apps if the costs are adding up, so be sure to set guidelines for pricing and don’t expect students to download every app their peers find if the costs begin to rise.
  • Even with all the apps available, students can easily duplicate apps in an assignment like this. If you’re looking to cut down on having students present the same apps, consider making the assignment more specific for each student. Ask one student or group of students to look for apps to assist with one lesson of the course, while asking another student or group to focus on something else.

Remember: you don’t have to take an all-or-nothing approach to using mobile devices in your courses. As with any changes you make to your teaching material, it can take some research, and a little trial and error. But with methods like this one, you can ease into using apps in the classroom and create an experience that’s enjoyable and educational for your students and yourself!