Signing up in Turnitin is free for all teachers of USI and SUPSI. To create a Turnitin account you have to add a Turnitin assignment on one of your iCorsi courses (see the following FAQ: How can I add a
Continue ReadingTurnitin is an anti-plagiarism software adopted by USI. Turnitin checks for possible plagiarism by comparing submitted papers to several databases containing public web pages, student papers, library databases and publications. Turnitin compares the student's work with the textes contained in
Continue ReadingDropbox is a software that provides a file hosting service and an automatic synchronization of files through the web. In other words, thanks to Dropbox, it is possible to load a large amount of files (up to 10GB!) in a
Continue ReadingUnfortunately, the RAR format is not supported by the iCorsi platform, you will have to compress the folder in the ZIP format. See the following FAQ in order to know how to upload a compressed folder: Can I upload more
Continue ReadingFirst of all, if you have many files to upload, it is easier and faster to directly upload a folder rather than upload the single files one by one. Moreover, uploading a compressed folder allows to keep exactly its internal
Continue ReadingIf you are a teacher you can require the creation of a personal test course where you can experiment. This possibility is recommended for those who want to test some advanced features of the platform. (last update: 21.07.2023)
Continue ReadingThe Announcements Forum allows a one-way communication between the teacher and their students. It is very useful, because it allows the teacher to reach all the students enroled in the course (on the platform) with a single message. The students
Continue ReadingThe glossary is an activity that allows to create and manage a list of terms and of their definitions, like a dictionary. Automatically, every time a specific term appears in a course (on a page, label, quiz, choice, forum, feedback,
Continue ReadingTo insert the students into different groups, you need to click on Participants under the course title, then on Groups. Once you've clicked on Create Group, you must insert a group name and, if necessary, a brief description. Through this
Continue ReadingWe suggest to give the course on the platform the same name that is published in the study plan. It is also useful to specify the year or the semester of the course to avoiding confusion with possible previous editions
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