Plagiarism.org is an "online resource for educators concerned with the growing problem of Internet plagiarism." The organization provides information on online plagiarism and explains how Turnitin.com can be used by educators "to fight plagiarism and help bring academic integrity back into our schools." The technologies behind Turnitin.com, facts about Internet plagiarism, and the growth of "cheatsites" online are also explained. Members of Turnitin.com pay for access to "a proprietary system that instantly identifies papers containing unoriginal material and acts as a powerful deterrent to stop student plagiarism before it starts." Turnitin.com has also developed a system that allows for online peer review of student work, a tool that lets instructors mark and grade papers in electronic format, a tool that lets instructors manage grades and assignments online, and an archiving system that can be used for "an authentic assessment of the learning experience." Visitors to Turnitin.com can get quotes for these products and obtain general information about internet plagiarism.
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