Student Helpdesk

LearnZone has two different types of assignment activity type that you are likely to come across.

• LearnZone Assignment
• Turnitin

The main difference between these different types is that Turnitin is an external service that your teacher can use to acquire a similarity and AI report on the work you submit.  To learn more about LearnZone Assignment please visit the help page.

Turnitin is the main way teachers get their students to submit assignments. It is an activity tile you may find on your LearnZone page requiring you to complete a task and submit evidence. For example, an essay, report or presentation, in which you will need to submit a file or enter your submission using an online text editor.

The tile itself (see the image below) contains the title of the assignment and potentially a description (if the teacher adds one) it will also state a deadline date.

Additionally, your teacher may have set a number of different features that you may need to take into consideration when submitting.  For example, the assignment may have a start date, a deadline, could have restricted file types or may have more than one part requiring you to submit more than one document or file.

If you are having issues submitting your work please contact your teacher. Once you have submitted to Turnitin you won’t be able to edit it, so take care to select the correct file if you have uploaded an incorrect file make sure to get in contact with your teacher as soon as possible.

Below is an image of the Turnitin submissions page.

Submitting your work to Turnitin is relatively easy.

Locate the Turnitin tile (see above) and select the title text. Once the assignment page has loaded you will see the instructions for the assignment (assuming your teacher has added them).

Please note that on Turnitin there could be multiple parts to any one assignment. Make sure you select the correct part you want to submit to, by selecting the correct tab. Once there, you will see a ‘Submit Paper’ button underneath which you should select to submit your work for this assignment.

You will be required to add your assignment submission in one of two ways (see images below).

The method used most frequently by teachers involves submitting an allowed file type for assessment, such as a Microsoft Word or PowerPoint file.  Be aware there may be a word limit, or a file size limit.

Another method is typing into a text box, where you can type directly into the web browser or just copy and paste.

If you are having issues trying to submit your work, contact your teacher for further instructions.

Before selecting the ‘Add Submission’ button you must ensure you have done the following:

• Added a Submission Title
• Uploaded a file OR entered text to the submission
• Any submission must be at least 20 words.
• Confirm that the work is your own and has been appropriately referenced.

If you do not do this, you will not be able to submit the work.

Once you have successfully submitted your work, you will receive a receipt for your submission and a submission ID.  This reference can be used if there are any issues or errors in submitting the work.

If you are experiencing issues submitting your work, you must contact your teacher.  All of your interactions on LearnZone are recorded and we can investigate any issues by accessing your activity logs.

Once your teacher has marked your work and the post date of the assignment has passed you will be able to access your feedback. The post date is set by your teacher in order to enable all feedback for all students to be released at the same time.

To access your feedback navigate to the Turnitin link where submitted the assignment. Once there you will see a few details, including the title of your assignment, Turnitin Paper ID, submission date and time and grade (if necessary). You can also download a copy of the submission.

Selecting the title of your assignment will enable you to access the feedback provided by your teacher. The link will transport you to a Turnitin Feedback Studio screen where your assignment will be visible with any feedback and annotations on your work itself.

You will see a number of buttons on the screen that provide access to the following:

• [Speech Icon] – Overall feedback comments
• [Download Icon] – Download assignment submission and feedback
• [Info Icon] – Information about the assignment submission, such as date and time submitted, etc.

Should you have any difficulties accessing your feedback please contact your teacher.