Mentimeter
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Transform your presentations into interactive experiences with Mentimeter’s engaging polls that foster active participation in both meetings and learning environments.
Before using Mentimeter, please read theTerms of useandPrivacy notice.
What is Mentimeter?
Mentimeter is an online tool designed to enable the creation of dynamic activities using a range of question types. It enhances engagement, collaboration, and reflection in both online and face-to-face settings. By leveraging Mentimeter, users can effectively gauge understanding and opinions, making it a versatile solution for increasing participation and fostering interactions.
UTS has an Enterprise license for Mentimeter. Students and staff have access to the full suite of Mentimeter Pro features.
What can I use Mentimeter for?
With a UTS Mentimeter account, you can:
- Create engaging presentations with a wide range of question types including word clouds, polls, Q&As, multiple choice quizzes, scales and rankings.
- Ask unlimited questions to an unlimited number of audience members.
- Import your PowerPoint slides and embed questions.
- Create entire presentations inside the online platform.
- Export your results in either PDF format or as an Excel spreadsheet.
- Customise colours and themes, as well as get access to UTS branded themes.
For more information on what Mentimeter can do and how you can use it, you can explore Mentimeter’s Features page.
Before you use Mentimeter
Before you get started with Mentimeter, please ensure you are aware of the acceptable use of Mentimeter at UTS by reading and complying with the Terms of Use and Privacy Notice below, as well as the overarching Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources Policy at UTS and the Acceptable Use Policy of Mentimeter. When presenting a Mentimeter presentation, it is your responsibility to read the documents above and share the Terms of Use and Privacy Notice with participants.
Importantly, please remember that Mentimeter cannot be used for summative assessment, to gather personal or identifiable data, confidential information, or questions that collect data containing sensitive personal information such as political beliefs or sexual orientation. Furthermore, no collection or sharing of information for Commonwealth funded research projects, or information relating to research projects for publications can be done through Mentimeter. If you are a research student or researcher at UTS, please contact the Research Systems Team to discuss the use of Qualtrics or contact your faculty to discuss other options for your research.
How to log into Mentimeter
- Go to mentimeter.uts.edu.au
- If required, enter ‘uts’ as organisation name to join the UTS license.
- Click on ‘Continue’
If you are already logged into secure single sign-on (SSO) you will be redirected straight to Mentimeter.
If you are not logged into SSO, you will be prompted automatically to log in using your UTS email address and UTS password, then authenticate with multi-factor authentication (MFA).
Need support with Mentimeter?
For more information on using Mentimeter as an audience member, creating presentations, selecting question types, sharing your presentation and customising your presentation, please view the information available in the drop-down menus below.
- For support using Mentimeter, you can email hello@mentimeter.com or use the blue chat bubble on the platform to chat with a Mentimeter Support representative.
- If you are having trouble logging into Mentimeter using your UTS credentials via Single sign on (SSO) or Okta Multi-factor authentication, you can find information about Multi-factor authentication online or contact the UTS IT Support Centre.
Looking for more? Mentimeter offers online webinars for all users. You can choose from a variety of recorded webinars, join upcoming live webinars or complete a course at the Mentimeter Academy.
Staff can also refer to the LX resource collection on Mentimeter use at UTS.