"Time is what we want most, but what we use worst."
William Penn
Of course, there are many ways to measure time. There are clocks in most every classroom and they remain a widely used resource for time management. Teachers also use timers. From the traditional egg timer to a cell phone app timer, timers are often used in today's classrooms. They help us manage our time and provide audio alerts to the end of an activity. There's something about an audio alert that makes it seem like much more of a hard and official deadline when it sounds.
I've been asked several times recently about online timers so I've decided to share some with you. Perhaps the easiest timer to use is to simply go to Google and type in "set timer to" and then enter a value such as 1 min. Go ahead, try it. Did you notice the visual representation of the time in both a number countdown and the blue bar going across the screen? Pretty cool, right?
My old faithful timer was always online-stopwatch.com You can choose between a countdown timer or a stopwatch at the top. I've found that many people have discovered this site by now. What I've also noticed is that people don't always know about all of the other timers the site has to offer. If you scroll to the bottom of the page you'll see a variety of other timers. You may even find your new go to timer. Just be careful not to click on their ads along the way.
Another place to get a free timer is at classtools.net They have a timer that works with various pieces of music and soundtracks. Click here for the direct link. From James Bond to the Pink Panther they have a nice variety of choices. These timers can provide a nice break from "the norm".
If you'd like multiple timers running at the same time in the same tab or window I'd suggest http://online-eggtimer.com. It's another easy-to-use and free timer.
Lastly, for those of you who use Smart Notebook there are timers built into the gallery. Just search for "timer" and they will come up.
Have you used any of these? What did you think of it? Let us know in the comments. Also, if there's a timer out there that you're using and I missed please let us know about it.
I've been asked several times recently about online timers so I've decided to share some with you. Perhaps the easiest timer to use is to simply go to Google and type in "set timer to" and then enter a value such as 1 min. Go ahead, try it. Did you notice the visual representation of the time in both a number countdown and the blue bar going across the screen? Pretty cool, right?
My old faithful timer was always online-stopwatch.com You can choose between a countdown timer or a stopwatch at the top. I've found that many people have discovered this site by now. What I've also noticed is that people don't always know about all of the other timers the site has to offer. If you scroll to the bottom of the page you'll see a variety of other timers. You may even find your new go to timer. Just be careful not to click on their ads along the way.
Another place to get a free timer is at classtools.net They have a timer that works with various pieces of music and soundtracks. Click here for the direct link. From James Bond to the Pink Panther they have a nice variety of choices. These timers can provide a nice break from "the norm".
If you'd like multiple timers running at the same time in the same tab or window I'd suggest http://online-eggtimer.com. It's another easy-to-use and free timer.
Lastly, for those of you who use Smart Notebook there are timers built into the gallery. Just search for "timer" and they will come up.
Have you used any of these? What did you think of it? Let us know in the comments. Also, if there's a timer out there that you're using and I missed please let us know about it.
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