Get started with Mentimeter

Want to know how to start using Mentimeter? Read more about how to activate and link your Mentimeter account to your KTH account, and see which guides can help you get started.

Short video introduction to Mentimeter

Here is a short video guide on how to log in to Mentimeter and to create questions:

Activate your Mentimeter account

Your Mentimeter account must be activated and linked to your KTH account, which is handled a little differently depending on whether you already have an account or license, or if you have not used Mentimeter before.

I already have a free account

Log in to the Mentimeter website with your KTH e-mail and password.
You will receive an e-mail (after about 10 minutes) to confirm your account and activate the SSO-connection.
You will be logged in to your Mentimeter account and can continue using Mentimeter.

I am a new user (I do not have an account)

Log in to the Mentimeter website with your KTH e-mail and password.
Mentimeter will automatically create an account for you and connect you to the KTH workspace.

I have bought my own licence

Contact the Mentimeter support by sending an e-mail to support@mentimeter.com . Mentimeter will help you connect to the KTH workspace.

Mentimeter can be used both in classrooms and online

The participants can actively participate in the presentation no matter where they are, since Mentimeter is web-based. You only have to give them a link to follow and they can interact with your presentation through a digital device, such as a mobile phone.

How to use Mentimeter

For more examples of how to use Mentimeter, go to the page Areas of use for quizzes and polls .

If you have participants over Zoom, we recommend that you share your screen to display the result of the poll there as well, not just on the projector. If you instead want to use Mentimeter during a physical meeting, you can use the "Mentimote" function to control your presentation with your smartphone. This means that you do not have to stay next to the computer to, for example, change the presentation page or open a quiz. Use the Mentimote web application to turn your smartphone into a remote control (mentimeter.com)

Mentimeter is also helpful in a Flipped Classroom -situation, where students before class can answer questions at their own pace, and the questions can then be the focal point for work in the classroom.

Switch between "Presenter pace" and "Audience pace" (help.mentimeter.com) .

PowerPoint presentations integrate statically into Mentimeter

Mentimeter only accepts PowerPoint slides as static pictures when integrated into a presentation. This led some presenters to switching between their actual presentation in PowerPoint and their questions in Mentimeter. You can smoothly switch between applications on a Windows computer by holding down the Alt-key and pressing the Tab-key.

It is possible to make the presentation directly in Mentimeter, but it has fewer functions than PowerPoint. With that said, those we have asked have not felt restricted when using Mentimeter for their presentations.

Tips and support on the Mentimeter website

Mentimeter has a lot of great help pages on their website. If you wish to receive an answer to a question quickly, we recommend using their chat function. Note that you need to log in with your KTH account (SSO) to use it.

Contact and support

Do you have questions or do you want guidance on digital learning?

For general support: it-support@kth.se

For educational support: e-learning@kth.se

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