How to Setup Assessment Plagiarism Checking Using PlagScan

To integrate the PlagScan® service with the Staff Kiosk > Assessment, you will require:

A PlagScan® Pro Account
A PlagScan® User ID
A PlagScan® API Key

Overview of Functionality

Once PlagScan® has been enabled at your school, Staff Kiosk > Assessment will automatically send student activity submitted files (that have a supported file format with PlagScan®) for Plagiarism checking.

PlagScan® will process the submitted files and return information including a Word Count, Plagiarism Score and a Plagiarism Report. This information will automatically become available to teachers in Staff Kiosk.

The school has an option to provide the Word Count and Plagiarism Score to students in Student Café and to parents in Parent Lounge (refer to step 3 below).

Step	Task	Details
1	Create a PlagScan® Pro account	Browse to https://www.plagscan.com and review the PlagScan® website to ensure the service will be suitable for your school. Once satisfied with the PlagScan® service you can either: a. Navigate to https://www.plagscan.com/plans-schools and select the option 'Contact sales for a quote'. In the enquiry indicate that you are using the TASS.web software and that you require a PlagScan® Pro account. b. Create a PlagScan® Pro account using this URL: https://www.plagscan.com/?reg=orga A PlagScan® Pro account is specifically required to enable API integration between Teacher Kiosk Assessment and PlagScan®.
2	Setup your PlagScan® Pro account	Once you have a PlagScan® Pro account, log in and do the following: a. Under 'USER ADMINISTRATION' ensure you have a username/email address registered for use with the PlagScan® service. (NOTE: This email address will receive an individual report for each document that is processed by PlagScan®. It is suggested that you use an email account for history only.) b. Under 'SERVICES' select 'API Integration'. If an API Key does not exist at this point, then click 'Generate API Key'.
3	Staff Kiosk > Assessment > Parameters (Setup)	Review Assessment Parameters, in particular the options: Display Plagiarism Details in Parent Lounge Display Plagiarism Details in Student Cafe
4	System Admin > Utilities > API Gateway Maintenance	Click 'Edit' and update to the following: a. The 'Plagiarism API' field must be set to PlagScan b. 'PlagScan User' must be set to the PlagScan® username as per step 2 above c. 'PlagScan Client ID' must be entered. d. 'PlagScan Key' must be set to the PlagScan® API key as per step 2. e. 'Notification Email Address' must be entered.

Only student activity files submitted after Step 4 has been completed will be processed by the PlagScan® service. If you require files that were submitted prior to Step 4 being completed to be processed, please contact the TASS Helpdesk for assistance.