The dock · Keep time

Timer

Count down anything — transitions, tasks, tidy-ups.

A countdown built for the front of the room: big digits, a ring the back row can read, and presets for the routines you run every day. Try the real thing below — then put one on your own board.

Also called: countdown timer · pomodoro timer

  • Free for teachers · no login required
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How it works

Three steps, zero setup

No setup screen, no import wizard — Timer lives on the same board as everything else and it's running before the class has sat down.

1

Open the dock and tap Timer

It drops onto your board wherever you like — drag it, resize it, make it the whole screen.

2

Set the time

Tap a preset or nudge with plus and minus. Sounds and repeat cycles live in the widget's settings.

Press start

The ring drains as time passes, so the class reads the time at a glance — no clockwatching required.

Classroom ideas

Try it tomorrow

Three ways teachers actually run timer — steal one for tomorrow morning.

Beat-the-clock tidy-up

Put 2:00 on the board and challenge the class to a clean room before it hits zero. The room resets itself and nobody argued.

Silent-reading block

Ten minutes full-screen next to the Noise Meter — the ring does the pacing, the meter does the policing.

Timed talk partners

Ninety seconds each: partner A talks while the ring drains, then swap. Every student gets exactly as long as the confident ones.

As a sub, walking in with my own board ready to project changes everything. Timer up, expectations up, and the class settles fast.
Marcus Lee Substitute Teacher
Same dock, one tap away

Pairs well with

Every tool lives on the same board — these turn timer into a whole routine.

Noise Meter

The timer paces silent reading; the meter keeps it silent.

Work Symbols

Set the mode, set the time — the whole activity explains itself.

Stopwatch

Count down for deadlines, up for record attempts — the full timekeeping kit.

Name Picker

The wheel picks who's up; the timer keeps every turn the same length.

…and the rest of the dock is one tap away:

FAQ

Good to know

Can it repeat automatically?

Yes — set a repeat in the widget settings and the timer restarts itself each cycle. Teachers use this for station rotations so nobody has to touch the board mid-lesson.

Does it make a sound when time is up?

It can. Pick a bell from the settings, or leave it silent and let the visual do the work — the ring empties and the card celebrates.

How big can I make it?

As big as your board. Drag a corner and the digits scale with it — full-screen timer for a whole-class countdown is a two-second job.

Do I need an account to try it?

No. Open a board and play — no login, no install, nothing for IT to approve. An account only matters when you want to save boards for next week.

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Put a timer on your board

Open a board, tap the dock, and it's there. That's the whole setup.