SafeAssign
Plagiarism prevention service integrated with Blackboard
About
SafeAssign is an AI-powered plagiarism prevention tool integrated within learning management systems that compares student submissions against an extensive database of academic content and internet sources. It generates originality reports, highlighting matching text and providing insights to help educators identify potential plagiarism. This process also serves as an educational aid for students, guiding them to understand and practice proper citation and academic integrity.
How to Use
- For Educators: When creating an assignment in Blackboard, locate the 'Submission Details' section and enable 'Check submissions for plagiarism using SafeAssign'.
- Configure any desired options, such as allowing students to view originality reports or excluding self-plagiarism.
- For Students: Submit your assignment through the designated Blackboard assignment link as usual.
- If enabled by your instructor, you can view your SafeAssign originality report after processing to see potential matches.
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AI in Education's Verdict
Editorial Review
SafeAssign is an originality checker integrated directly into Blackboard LMS, comparing student submissions against web content, ProQuest databases, and other institutional submissions. Its integration advantage is real — zero additional login, seamless assignment workflow — but detection accuracy and database depth fall below iThenticate and Turnitin. For institutions using Blackboard, it is the pragmatic default; for high-stakes assessment, supplementary checking is advisable.
Criteria breakdown — Functionality: 3.5/5 | Ease of Use: 3.5/5 | Value: 3.0/5 | Education Fit: 4.5/5 | Support/Docs: 3.5/5
Rated by AI in Education editors using a transparent rubric across Functionality, Ease of Use, Value, Education Fit, and Support/Docs maturity.