Step 2 - Configuring Turnitin in ManageBac

Important terminology
Domain URL - This will be different if you are accessing Turnitin from the United Kingdom or from if you are accessing from elsewhere. You may also know it as the Launch URL or the Remote Tool
URL.

https://api.turnitinuk.com/api/lti/1p0/assignment (UK users only)
https://api.turnitin.com/api/lti/1p0/assignment (All other users)

Consumer Key - This is your Turnitin Account ID. You'll find it in your initial account creation emails from Turnitin, or you can also log in to Turnitin.com (or TurnitinUK.com) and see it on the Administrator Homepage.
Shared Secret - In Turnitin, this is called the Shared Key. You create this when you configure your account in Turnitin.

  1. Log into ManageBac as an administrator.
  2. On the right-hand side of the top menu bar, select the Settings option.

  3. Scroll to the bottom of the page, and under the Account heading, select Integrations.

  4. Turnitin will appear within a list of ManageBac’s partners. Select Turnitin to begin configuring your integration.

    1. Ensure the Enable Turnitin LTI Integration box is ticked.

    2. Enter your three to six-digit Turnitin Account ID number included in your Welcome to Turnitin email. This is also located to the left of the Account Name in your Turnitin Administrator account.

    3. Enter your Shared Key. This was set by the Turnitin administrator within the Turnitin integration settings, The shared key is exactly 8 alphanumerical characters in length and is case sensitive.

    1. Ensure there are no blank spaces at the beginning or end of this field as this may be counted as a character and will cause the configuration to fail.

  5. You’re done! Select Save Changes to save the configuration.