Turnitin is an online tool available via the UM VLE that is used by academic staff to monitor potential plagiarism in students' work.
You can either download single submissions by clicking the Download Submission button adjacent to the student's similarity index.
The small matches works best at around 8 — 12 words, although even then, the system still picks up my name, university name and essay titles for some of the submissions.
The post date is the date we choose to post the marks for the students to see, even if we have marked their work before the post date.
This is the feature I like most as I could give authentic and specific comment of the student work.
Use of Turnitin will be easier if tutors have basic VLE skills.