I’m choosing to reflect on Mentimeter in the context of its utility in educational settings. I first learned about mentimeter early this semester, when it was used by Guillaume, and Carrie in our EduPsych class. In both situations, it was used to create an interactive word cloud in the class, compiling the responses of the students to the teacher’s queries. I have gone on to use the same word cloud tool in my own teaching, generating brainstorming about what makes a song an example of ‘contemporary vocal jazz.’ I think that this tool is highly engaging and allows for a multimodal access to learning material for students.
Mentimeter also has the functionality to create polls, quizzes, and Q&A’s. These are all features that I have yet to experiment with, but I think that they all definitely have the potential to also boost engagement and inclusivity in the classroom. Mentimeter also has the ability to present content in a remote or a hybrid learning environment. As someone who is fairly resistant to experimenting with and incorporating technological tools into my teaching practice or even just my daily life, I found that Mentimeter was extremely easy to start using. It’s also free! I will definitely find opportunities to incorporate it in my future classrooms.