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Setting up your Instructor Account:

To join your school’s Turnitin account as an Instructor, you will need the Join Account ID (5 digit number) and the account Join Password.  Contact Shaundra Walker, Head of Information Services, at reference@fvsu.edu or 478-825-6764 for the appropriate credentials.  Below are instructions for new and returning Instructors.

To Create a New Account for the first-time User:

1. Go to the www.turnitin.com website.
2. Under the email SIGN IN box, click on the link “Create Account”.
3. On the next page, click on "Instructor" under the "create a new account" heading.
4. On the new user creation page, you will need to enter the Account ID# and Join Password you obtained from your school’s administrator.
5. Scroll down and complete the rest of the information.
6. When finished, click the "Submit" button.

Now that you have now set up your account with Turnitin, you will see the name of your school appear on the screen. You can start creating your classes and setting up your assignments.

 
Once you have created your Turnitin account, you may continue to use it for any number of different schools you may be a part of. To add a new school to your existing Turnitin account:

1. Go to www.turnitin.com 
   
2. Log into your existing Turnitin account by entering the email address your account was created with, and password.
3. Once logged into your account, click on the "Join Account" tab to the top left of the screen.
   
4. On the next page, you will enter the Account ID and Join Password for the other institutions.
   

Each account you are joined to will appear on your instructor homepage.