{"id":167,"date":"2023-08-14T14:50:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T19:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/?page_id=167"},"modified":"2024-10-02T15:47:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T20:47:48","slug":"using-google-docs-to-detect-ai","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/ai-faculty-resources\/using-google-docs-to-detect-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Google Docs to Detect Students&#8217; AI Usage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Objective:<\/strong> This guide will help you learn how to 1) teach your students to share editable versions of their Google Documents with you through Canvas and 2) view all your students\u2019 changes, additions, and deletions within their document as evidence of the work process (AI-generated changes will likely appear all-at-once in large blocks).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1: Students Must Share an Editable Version of Google Documents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Instruct Students to Open Their Google Document<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ask your students to open the Google Document they wish to share.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They should click on &#8220;Share&#8221; in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-Share-button-1-700x300.png\" alt=\"Arrow to Share button in Microsoft Word document\" class=\"wp-image-176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-Share-button-1-700x300.png 700w, https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-Share-button-1-250x107.png 250w, https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-Share-button-1-768x329.png 768w, https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-Share-button-1-1536x659.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-Share-button-1-120x51.png 120w, https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-Share-button-1.png 1595w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Setting Sharing Permissions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Instruct students to click on &#8220;Change&#8221; next to &#8220;Restricted.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose \u201cAnyone with the link\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then select \u201cEditor\u201d from the dropdown menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"512\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Sharing-Permissions-Google-Doc.png\" alt=\"Menu allowing users to change permissions on a Microsoft Word document\" class=\"wp-image-172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Sharing-Permissions-Google-Doc.png 589w, https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Sharing-Permissions-Google-Doc-250x217.png 250w, https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Sharing-Permissions-Google-Doc-120x104.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Copying the Shareable Link<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Students should click on \u201cCopy link,\u201d and the link will be copied to their clipboard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Submitting the Link via Canvas (2 ways to do this)<br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Have your students go to the corresponding assignment in Canvas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Instruct them to paste the copied link in the submission field or as part of a text submission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"194\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-Canvas-Submission-700x194.png\" alt=\"Canvas menu to submit URL of assignment\" class=\"wp-image-168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-Canvas-Submission-700x194.png 700w, https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-Canvas-Submission-250x69.png 250w, https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-Canvas-Submission-768x213.png 768w, https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-Canvas-Submission-120x33.png 120w, https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-Canvas-Submission.png 898w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your students can also do the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"submit_assignment\" class=\"step screensteps-section screensteps-depth-1\" data-step-uuid=\"cf42af70-644f-45d2-8cd2-ae3706fb90c6\">\n<div class=\"step-instructions screensteps-textblock\">\n<div id=\"text-content_26C36ED0-18AB-0135-50AA-22000BC102FE\" class=\"text-block-content\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Click the <strong>Start Assignment<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Google Drive<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-181 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-Open-Google-Drive.png\" alt=\"Location of Google Drive tab in Canvas menu\" width=\"603\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-Open-Google-Drive.png 603w, https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-Open-Google-Drive-250x24.png 250w, https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-Open-Google-Drive-120x11.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/figure><p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Submit Assignment. Google Drive will display a list of all allowed file types. Click the name of the file [1], then click the <strong>Select <\/strong>button [2].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"submit_assignment_1\" class=\"step screensteps-section screensteps-depth-1\" data-step-uuid=\"c5f9311a-5475-4f69-9d8c-0a823f1f60be\">\n<div class=\"image screensteps-image\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"step-instructions screensteps-textblock\">\n<div id=\"text-content_26C3D570-18AB-0135-50AE-22000BC102FE\" class=\"text-block-content\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-182 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-Submit-Assignment.png\" alt=\"Select a file function in Google Drive\" width=\"677\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-Submit-Assignment.png 677w, https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-Submit-Assignment-250x162.png 250w, https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-Submit-Assignment-120x78.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><\/figure><p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> When the Allow Multiple file AGS submissions count as one submission is enabled, you can select multiple files to be uploaded to a third-party assignment in Canvas. However, some third-party tools may not be built to accommodate this feature.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Part 2: Viewing Changes, Additions, and Deletions in Google Documents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Accessing the Student&#8217;s Document<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on the link provided by the student in Canvas to open the Google Document.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Navigating to Version History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on \u201cFile\u201d in the top menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select \u201cVersion history.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose \u201cSee version history\u201d from the dropdown menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"675\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-File-Version-History.png\" alt=\"Location of See version history function in Microsoft Word menu\" class=\"wp-image-170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-File-Version-History.png 663w, https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-File-Version-History-250x255.png 250w, https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-File-Version-History-120x122.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Viewing Changes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the right-hand side, a panel will appear displaying different versions of the document.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on a version to view the changes made at that point.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Additions will be highlighted, and deletions will be shown with a strikethrough. You can also see the dates and times changes were made. A real student writing sample should have lots of entries, like the image below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"459\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-Human-Example-700x459.png\" alt=\"Word Document with version history in sidebar\" class=\"wp-image-174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-Human-Example-700x459.png 700w, https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-Human-Example-250x164.png 250w, https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-Human-Example-768x503.png 768w, https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-Human-Example-120x79.png 120w, https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-Human-Example.png 1163w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An AI-generated sample will have very few entries and text will appear all at once, like the image below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"351\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-AI-Example-700x351.png\" alt=\"Word Document suggesting that all the text from version was added at the same time\" class=\"wp-image-173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-AI-Example-700x351.png 700w, https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-AI-Example-250x125.png 250w, https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-AI-Example-768x385.png 768w, https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-AI-Example-120x60.png 120w, https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/08\/Google-Docs-AI-Example.png 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While this system can be beaten by students, it will require more work on their part. You should be transparent about your reasons for doing things this way\u2014knowing they are likely to be caught is a great deterrent for student cheating!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: You can also use the comments feature in Google Docs to provide feedback directly within the document.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Objective: This guide will help you learn how to 1) teach your students to share editable versions of their Google Documents with you through Canvas and 2) view all your students\u2019 changes, additions, and deletions within their document as evidence of the work process (AI-generated changes will likely appear all-at-once in large blocks). 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