Blackboard Ultra (Faculty) - Turnitin Assignments: Access and Grade Student Submissions

This article describes the Feedback Studio tools available when grading Turnitin assignments within Blackboard Ultra.
This document provides an overview of how to access and grade student submissions on Turnitin assignments in Blackboard.

Turnitin Feedback Studio is an online tool used for grading papers, presentations, and other student work. A Similarity Report lists flagged content that matches other papers in the Turnitin paper database and other sources online. The Feedback Studio also allows for in-line comments typed directly on submitted work, and customized QuickMarks make providing quality feedback efficient.

Accessing Turnitin Feedback Studio

Turnitin Feedback Studio can only be accessed on assignments created with the integrated Turnitin Tool located in Blackboard's Content Market. Once assignments are submitted, papers can then be graded using Feedback Studio. These assignments have the Turnitin logo, which looks like a blue rectangle with an arrow in the bottom corner: 

Turnitin logo of blue paper with arrow in bottom corner

To access Feedback Studio for a Turnitin assignment in Blackboard Ultra:

  1. Navigate to a course in Blackboard Ultra.
  2. Click on the Turnitin assignment to review. This will open the Turnitin Assignment Inbox within Blackboard.
  3. Locate a student submission in the list and click the assignment title.
  4. This will open the Feedback Studio interface.

Grading Submissions in the Feedback Studio

Grading and feedback tools will vary by Turnitin assignment type. You can read more about each Turnitin assignment type in this KnowledgeBase article. Learn how to grade submissions in these KnowledgeBase articles:

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Doc ID:
163455
Owned by:
Ashley C. in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Created:
2026-08-19
Updated:
2026-09-01
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