Looking for a way to gauge student understanding, gain input from all students not just your vocal students, or a way to create an active learning experience for all students? Mentimeter might be just what you are looking for!
What is Mentimeter?
Audience interaction system
Why use Mentimeter?
- Poll students to gauge understanding and engagement level
- Understand student’s view on subject
- Get input from all students, especially your quiet, more reserved student
- Warm-up activities
- Creates and active learning experience for all students
How can you interact with audience?
- Multiple choice
- Image choice
- Word cloud
- Quiz
- Scales
- Open ended questions
- Questions from audience
- 100 points
- 2 by 2 matrix
- Who will win?
- Quick form
- Quick slides
- Reactions
Ideas on how to use Mentimeter:
- One Word Splash: students submit a one-word summary of today’s lesson (note: when setting up question, choose to have results displayed as a word cloud)
- Word cloud: teacher projects one word on screen (perhaps a vocab word or word related to a novel) and asks students to type first word that comes to mind when you see that word
- Mentimeter generates a word cloud and the words that were mentioned the most are largest on screen
- Icebreaker: open class with question to spark discussion relevant to what you will be discussing in class
- Exit ticket: ask open-ended question to see what students learned that day
- Check for understanding: ask open-ended or multiple choice questions that align with material you covered in class to see if they understood topic
- Student choice: allow students to choose next novel or vote on next project
- 2 Question Trivia (2Q Trivia): students do students watch a quick video for homework (EdPuzzle, screencast, flip grid…) and during your homework video lesson teacher mentions a random fact – where they ate for dinner
- Next day, use Mentimeter
- Q1 – random question about where you ate dinner to see if they watched entire video
- Q2- question about the information they gained from watching video
- Next day, use Mentimeter
Cost?
- Free version – limited number of questions
- 2 questions per presentation
- Unlimited audience size, presentations, quick slides
- 5 quizzes per presentation
- Basic version – $7.99/month
- Unlimited questions per presentation, export and total ownership of data
- Pro version – $19.99/month
- Everything unlimited
- Customize presentations with your brand and logotype
