MENTIMETER

Khesli Johnson
February 23, 2021

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 Web 2.0

■ Web 2.0 is the second stage of the World Wide Web.  It includes 2-
way communication. (Boocock, 2016)
■ It is about interaction. People can share information and have
others interact with it. (Boocock, 2016)
■ Examples: Commenting on a blog, social media, ToonClip,
DoneDave, Netstory, Flipgrid, Kahoot

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 Mentimeter

■ Mentimeter is an interactive presentation software. 

■ Users can interact with their audience using real-time voting.

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■ URL: https://www.mentimeter.com/

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■ How it works:
1. Create an account.
2. Create a presentation with questions that you want to ask.
3. Present to audience.
4. Audience goes to menti.com and enters code.
■ Features:
– Build beautiful interactive presentations (13 interactive question types)
– Collect polls, data, and opinions from participants
– Get insights on participants with trends and data export.

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■ Capabilities:
– Polling
– Online collaboration
– Real-time results and analysis
– Collect votes and show results as a Word Cloud
– Export data in a PDF or Excel file
– Collect feedback via surveys.
– Translate Mentimeter for the audience.

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Video Tutorial

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 Educational Uses

■ Mentimeter is a great tool to use in education. It can be

used to test knowledge through multiple choice or open-
ended questions. Teachers can keep students engaged
through the use of a word cloud. Teachers use scales to see
how students are thinking before teaching a skill and after
it has been taught. There is a quiz feature that can be used
to assess students’ learning.
■ Teachers are able to engage students, start conversations,
and spark ideas whenever, and wherever using live polls,
word cloud, multiple choice questions and more. They can
track learning and understanding by asking questions and
downloading the results.
■ This tool is currently being used in education in the ways
mentioned above.

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Possible Practices
■ This tool can be used to start class with a poll.
■ Mentimeter can be used to ask a multiple choice question such as “What is the capital
of Australia?” Students will see the various options and choose their answer.
■ The polling feature is great for starting conversations during Morning Meeting. The
teacher can ask “How are you feeling today?” Students will see the various options
and choose their answer.
■ This tool can be used to do a quick quiz to check student mastery.
■ The word cloud feature could be used when giving a professional development.
Participants can respond to “Describe guided reading with 3 words.”
■ This tool can be used to make predictions in various texts to create a word cloud. The
teacher can ask “What do you think the ballerina will do next?”

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Advantages/Strengths

■ Easy to use
■ Live interactive polls, surveys, and quizzes
■ Mobile integration through the use of QR codes
■ Instant results
■ Makes lectures more fun, gets students engaged
■ Helpful for collecting feedback This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

■ Great for anonymity and data analytics

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 Disadvantages/Limitations

■ The free version is limited to 2 questions.

■ No import options on free version.
■ Students may disengage if used too often.
■ Not every participant will have a mobile device.
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CC BY-SA

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 Resources/References

■ EdTechTeacher. (2017, August 30). 5 Ways to use Mentimeter to Engage and Interact
with Students [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ckjXGzOM-g
■ Elton Boocock (2014, May 27). Web 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and Beyond - Information and
Interaction [Video]. YouTube. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZQd1c3YVuI&feature=emb_logo 
■ Mentimeter. (2020, May 27). How to create your first Mentimeter presentation -
Mentimeter Tutorial [Video]. YouTube. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpbXY98R39c
■ Mentimeter. (n.d.). Key features. Retrieved February 23, 2021, from
https://www.mentimeter.com/features

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