Administrator Set-up

Write Source Online Administrators will need to configure their account in order to enable Turnitin features within Write Source. Key information required is a valid Turnitin Account ID number and a Turnitin Share Key.



Email Notification of Turnitin Access

  1. You will receive an order confirmation email from Write Source Online notifying you of entitlements to Turnitin.
  2. You can now allocate Turnitin to your classes, but you will need to set up your Turnitin account credentials before Turnitin is available for use.

Confirm Turnitin Product Entitlements

  1. Log into Write Source administrator at https://ws.hmhpub.com/writesource/login
  2. Click the Products tab from the Administrator Panel
  3. Click on Third Party Services in the Product Type dropdown list.
  4. The Products list will filter to display only Turnitin products.
  5. After you have allocated Turnitin to classes, you can view license usage details by clicking on Turnitin product titles from the products list.

View TII Account Credentials

  1. If the user’s organization purchased Write Source Online prior to Nov 21, 2011, the user should “View” the Turnitin account credentials.  If the organization purchased Write Source Online after Nov 21, 2011, the user should “Enter” the Turnitin account credentials.
  2. Log into Write Source Online as an administrator at https://ws.hmhpub.com/writesource/login
  3. Click the Additional Credentials tab from the Administrator Panel.
  4. Select a school from the dropdown list (District Administrators only).
  5. Click the plus sign next to Turnitin.
  6. To View: The Account ID and Shared Secret fields should be pre-populated for each school.
  7. Account IDs and Shared Secrets ensure that your schools are properly setup within Turnitin and are required to use Turnitin functionality. Organizations that are entitled to Turnitin products will not be able to use Turnitin via Net-Text until they have Account IDs and Shared Secrets.  
  8. If you do not see Account IDs and Shared Secret Keys for your schools, please contact Turnitin for assistance.
 

Allocate Turnitin to a Class

  1. Log into Write Source as an administrator at https://ws.hmhpub.com/writesource/login
  2. Click the Classes tab from the Administrator Panel.
  3. Select a school from the dropdown list (District Administrators only).
  4. Find the class to which you want to allocate Turnitin and click the class name.
  5. Click the Products tab on the Edit Class screen.
  6. Scroll through the products list until you see Turnitin.
  7. Click the checkboxes in the Teacher and Student columns for Turnitin.
  8. Click Save and Close.


Download the District/School Administrator Manual.