Silent reading
You set the duration to 10 minutes and project the timer for silent reading.
Students manage their time themselves, without asking you.
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Timer
A countdown the whole class can watch run down, and a signal that says when time is up.
In your classroom
Workshop rotations
You time each workshop and choose an end sound.
checkThe class changes stations at the signal, without you interrupting the teams.
The last seconds
You turn on the warning for the end.
checkStudents see the end coming and wrap up without rushing.
A one-minute challenge
You start a one-minute countdown for a review game.
checkThe ticking clock keeps the class on its toes.
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Your way
- DurationThe time to count down, up to 99 min 59 s. For example, 10 minutes for silent reading.
- End soundA sound from your library that plays when time is up.
- Show a warningThe timer changes colour for the last seconds; the next three settings appear.
- Warning soundAn optional sound from your library for the warning.
- Warning colourThe colour the digits take during the warning.
- Warn during the last secondsWhen the warning starts. At 30, it starts with 30 seconds left.
- BackgroundThe background colour shared by all widgets, under “Appearance”.
Good to know
- The countdown keeps running if you change screens on the board, and the end sound plays wherever you are in the platform.
- The countdown stops if you reload the page.
- With no sound chosen, the end shows on the screen. The warning does not rely on colour alone.
Works well with
- clock_loader_60CountdownThe days left before an event, and a surprise when the day comes.
- hearingSound levelSee how loud the class is at a glance, and bring it down without a word.
- nest_clock_farsight_analogClockThe time and date always in front of the class, with alarms to mark the moments of the day.