{"id":11616,"date":"2021-10-01T08:03:35","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T08:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/?p=11616"},"modified":"2025-10-01T12:03:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T12:03:55","slug":"mentimeter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/TEL-Support-Staff\/mentimeter\/","title":{"rendered":"Tools for Learning Activities: Mentimeter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This article refers to a third party free\/freemium tool. Please refer to University guidance for&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/considerations-when-using-free-apps-for-tl\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">considerations when using third party apps for teaching and learning<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is\u00a0Mentimeter\u00a0?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentimeter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mentimeter<\/a> is a quizzing\/polling app, it may be referred to as a Student Response, Audience Response or Classroom Response System. You can use live polls, word clouds and open questions to get real-time input from students &#8211; regardless if your session is remote or on-campus.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:1,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:330}\"> Some of the question types allow you to display a leader-board, this feature automatically calculates the points after each question, and displays the top ten teams in a colourful summary slide. After the final question, a summary slide will appear showing the overall winner!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This article relates to the \u2018free\u2019 version of&nbsp;Mentimeter.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Eyd0G122dNI?t=61\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">short demo<\/a> provided by teachertrainingvideos.com.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Availability:<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The University has approved use of the free version of Mentimeter for Teaching and Learning. If considering use, please note the terms and conditions summarised in this article.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Free version, if registering&nbsp;with an \u2018educational\u2019 email address,&nbsp;do not register with university password.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">If requiring \u2018paid\u2019 version, contact your School&#8217;s DTS <a href=\"https:\/\/uor.topdesk.net\/tas\/public\/ssp\/content\/detail\/knowledgeitem?unid=bfa9d5b508134c13bdb776d40e1d9960\">Business Relationship Manager<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Online (browser-based, Chrome recommended) and&nbsp;App (Android, iOS)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can find support via <a href=\"https:\/\/help.mentimeter.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">advice and answers from the Mentimeter team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Key features:\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">At time of writing, these features are available for \u2018free\u2019 account users. See&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentimeter.com\/plans\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2018Free\u2019 plan<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> for updated, full list of current features available for free-licence.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teacher paced or student paced. See guidance about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentimeter.com\/blog\/stay-current-with-mentimeter\/live-presentation-or-survey-the-ultimate-guide-to-voting-pace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mentimeter voting pace.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Unlimited number of presentations<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Unlimited audience participants&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Two question types per presentation, these&nbsp;can take format of:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Word cloud<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Multiple choice<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Open ended<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ranking<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">QandA<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Three&nbsp;*competition questions per presentation, these&nbsp;can take format of:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Choose&nbsp;an&nbsp;answer from a list<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Type a short answer<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">*competition questions display a \u2018leader-board\u2019 result slide after the question.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Benefits\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Simple interface<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mobile-friendly<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Saves automatically to the cloud<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Considerations and limitations:\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The University has approved the free version of&nbsp;Mentimeter&nbsp;for Teaching and Learning. If considering use, please note the terms and conditions summarised in this article, and&nbsp;links to further details via the&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentimeter.com\/terms\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Terms of Use<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentimeter.com\/policies\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Policies<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mentimeter\u00a0personal data and privacy advice\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">You need to&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentimeter.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">create an account<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;on the platform to design and host a&nbsp;Mentimeter.&nbsp;You will be asked to provide basic details such as name&nbsp;and&nbsp;email address.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Do not use your&nbsp;University&nbsp;password when creating a&nbsp;Mentimeter&nbsp;account.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Your students do not need to sign up to use&nbsp;Mentimeter.&nbsp;Do not use&nbsp;Mentimeter&nbsp;to gather personal data from students.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Avoid sharing personally identifiable information via&nbsp;Mentimeter&nbsp;(other than valid email address required for registration).&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">You are responsible for managing your free&nbsp;Mentimeter&nbsp;account, directly on the&nbsp;Mentimeter&nbsp;website via&nbsp;Mentimeter&nbsp;customer service team.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Staff registering to use a free&nbsp;Mentimeter&nbsp;license will be subject to accepting&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentimeter.com\/terms\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Terms of Use<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;and understanding&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentimeter.com\/policies\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Policies<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Please&nbsp;note;&nbsp;the email address you provide may be used for password resets and marketing emails with relevant information about&nbsp;Mentimeter.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mentimeter copyright information and liabilities <\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">In the free account, Mentimeter reserve the right to anonymise your questions and use them to inspire other presenters.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">When adding third party content (such as images or videos) you must follow&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.reading.ac.uk\/copyright\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">guidance on making copyright law work for you in your University teaching<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;(useful&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/internal\/imps\/Copyright\/imps-copyrightfaqs.aspx\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">copyright FAQs<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;can be found on the&nbsp;University IMPs webpages). When searching for useable third-party content, you may find suitable content via the university collections or free image sites such&nbsp;a&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pixabay<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">,&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Unsplash<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/undraw.co\/illustrations\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">unDraw<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;(always&nbsp;check the usage terms).&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Does\u00a0Mentimeter\u00a0meet accessibility standards?\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mentimeter&nbsp;provides&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/help.mentimeter.com\/en\/articles\/4280075-accessibility-in-mentimeter\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">recommendations for how to make sure everyone can contribute to your&nbsp;Mentimeter&nbsp;presentations<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mentimeter&nbsp;is accessible in&nbsp;some&nbsp;ways:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Menti&nbsp;is written in HTML. UI elements can be accessed directly with assistive technology.&nbsp;Standard HTML form controls and link elements are used<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">All actions are keyboard operable<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Colour is never the only visual means of conveying information.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Menti&nbsp;does not include any flashing elements.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Menti&nbsp;can be navigated&nbsp;sequentially&nbsp;and focusable components receive focus in a meaningful order.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">You can download the&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/static.mentimeter.com\/static\/pdf\/VPAT2.4RevINT--December2020.pdf?_ga=2.238439680.1000376291.1632917550-525586141.1601378078\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mentimeter Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;for an overview of accessibility.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">If you\u2019re unsure how to accommodate certain accessibility needs with&nbsp;Mentimeter&nbsp;please&nbsp;see&nbsp;their&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentimeter.com\/accessibility\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">accessibility guidance and contact directly<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;to help troubleshoot.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article refers to a third party free\/freemium tool. 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