How do I add and use the Copyleaks Teacher-Only Scanning Tool?

According to their site, Copyleaks is “AI-based text analysis to help create and protect original content.” Copyleaks is more than your regular plagiarism software as it detects text similarity, paraphrased content, source code plagiarism, AI-generated content, and more!  For more information, browse the Copyleaks Help Center articles.

Adding the Copyleaks Teacher-Only Plagiarism + AI Scan Tool

An Instructor-Only version of the Copyleaks tool can be used without setting up a drop-box assignment. Copyleaks notes that “The Instructor Plagiarism + AI Scan Tool enables instructors to scan files or copy and paste content for scans outside of an assignment. The Scan Tool is helpful for late submissions, discussion board posts, your own class materials, and more.”

  1. Watch this quick video on How to: Add and Use the Copyleaks Teacher-Only Tool (Runtime 2:00).
  2. RECOMMENDED LOCATION: Textbook module
  3. Go Existing Activities
  4. Select Copyleaks Instructor-Only Tool
  5. Be sure to Hide from Users to avoid student confusion.
  6. To use, click on Copyleaks Teacher-Only Tool link

Complete a scan

  1. Click on the three-dot dropdown menu > choose Scan Documents or Scan Text.
    • NOTE: The blue Scan Documents button can be used as an alternative to the Scan Documents option in the dropdown menu.

Scan Documents

  1. Upload or drag/drop document(s) - up to 100 at a time.
  2. Select the blue Scan button to initiate the scan.

Scan Text

  1. Copy and paste content from, say, a Discussion post.
  2. Select the blue Scan button to initiate the scan.

Viewing Reports

  1. After a student submits, click on the assignment to access the submission page. 
  2. Clicking on the View the scan report in a new tab will take you to the Copyleaks similarity report

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