Turnitin (Similarity) is an application that checks for originality, detects plagiarism detection and can be used as a tool to help students understand how to properly cite sources in their academic work.

The assignment tool can be used for various types of assessments; online submissions, in-class participation, paper submissions. You can also set the option to have it graded or ungraded, set the display points, and set a due date. Online submissions can be graded using the speedgrader. These are just a few of the things you can do in the Assignment.