Who is this guide for?
This guide is for instructors who want to add an existing Menti presentation to their Canvas course. The integration in Canvas is available for Mentimeter Enterprise subscriptions.
Note: In order to add Mentis to Canvas, you need to first install the integration. Please refer to this article for instructions on how to set this up.
Step 1: Finding and opening the Mentimeter tool
Adding a Menti can be done in several ways, as we support multiple placements
Module Menu Modal placement (Recommended for ease of use)
Navigate to your Course.
Click on the "three dots" on the Module and see the Mentimeter tool in the dropdown. Click on this to open the Mentimeter tool
When adding an item
Navigate to Course.
Click the + symbol on the Module
Select "External tool" from the first drop down where it says "Add ... to [the Module name]"
Select Add Mentimeter to open the tool
As an Assignment Submission Type
Navigate to Course > Assignments.
Scroll down to Submission type
Change from online to External tool
Click "Find"
Add Mentimeter > Select to open the tool.
Step 2: Adding and publishing a Menti
Note: The first time you access Mentimeter from Canvas, you will be asked to link the accounts by logging into Mentimeter. You only need to do this once.
Once you've found the tool, and clicked Add Mentimeter, a window will open. Select the Menti you want to use. You can access all Mentis that you have access to in Mentimeter.
Either the Menti will be added to your chosen item or an assignment will be created by default in the Module containing your Menti.
Publish the assignment so students can see it.
Reference: Canvas External Tool Assignment Guide
Using Mentimeter anonymously in Canvas
If you want to use a Menti anonymously, you can add it as an External Tool in Canvas (not as an Assignment).
Make sure to disable the Participant names are required setting in the Menti's Interactivity tab.
Grading with Mentimeter in Canvas
If you want to use Menti for grading and sync those grades with Canvas, two things need to happen:
In Canvas, the Menti needs to be added to an Assignment (not as an External tool)
In Mentimeter, the Participant names are required and Participants are required to log in settings needs to be enabled in the Interactivity tab
Understanding Menti's Interactivity settings in Canvas
Participant names are required
This setting will ask students to enter their name in order to participate. This must be enabled if you want to sync grades to Canvas. Disable it if you want participation to be anonymous.
Participants are required to log in
When enabled, this setting will only allow students to participate in the Menti from their Canvas interface. If they try to participate by other means (like scanning the QR code on their phones), they will be instructed to join via Canvas.
Step 3: Present your Menti from Canvas
Open the assignment. This will take to you the Mentimeter editor - now in your LMS. From here you can:
Edit content or settings
Preview
Invite collaborators
And present
Click Present to start presenting the Menti to your audience. They will join the Menti by finding the assignment in their LMS view, and opening it. Read more about the Participant or Student experience here.
Step 4: Sync grades to the LMS Gradebook
Once your class, session or survey has ended, you can sync results from Mentimeter to your LMS gradebook.
Note: For Grade syncing to be possible, you must have enabled "Show Participant Names" under the "Permissions" tab in your workspace settings. This must be toggled on by a Mentimeter admin in order for student identities to be recorded.
First, go to the Menti you used, and go to the "results" tab.
On the right hand side, you will see "Sync to LMS"
Click this option and leave the tab open until you see that the sync is completed. Once completed, go to your LMS gradebook, and you will see a new entry for the session.
If you and students have notifications enabled for grades, notifications will be sent automatically once these grades have been synced.
Note: You can edit grades, or add weightings, as per usual in your LMS gradebook. However, should you re-sync the results from Mentimeter, those changes may be overridden.
(Optional) Step 5: Share results with your students
Whilst this isn't part of the LMS integration itself, it is common for instructors to use Mentis as reading materials for students to refer to at a later time.
To share a read only version of the slides, you can use our embed slides functionality to simply embed the completed slides on a page for students to use as reading materials. To do so, following the instructions in this support article.
For students to see the embedded slides, you will need to ensure the Menti isn't "Private". Graded Mentis are by default "Private", you can change this to "Public" by clicking Share and scrolling to the bottom of the modal.
