Anybody got free countdown timer?

[Hightower]

I've just had a call from a teacher who needs to be able to put some kind of countdown timer in a PPT file, so she can show it on her whiteboard allowing the kids to see how long they have left to do a certain task.

 

Anybody seen something like this?

[Edu-IT]

Do you use Smartboards? There is one in their Gallery pack which is pretty awesome. Doesn't export into .ppt but it does sit in their notebook software.

[Gerry]

Online Stopwatch

[Fontayne56]

THIS IS THE BEST ONE !! USE IT ALL THE TIME !

 

Teachit Timer

[LeMarchand]

A couple of the teachers at one of my schools use Cool Timer. The Hat from the same place is also useful.

[dhicks]

I've just had a call from a teacher who needs to be able to put some kind of countdown timer in a PPT file

 

You could always use a video clip from Countdown off YouTube, or even film your own version.

 

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David Hicks

[Hightower]

You could always use a video clip from Countdown off YouTube, or even film your own version.

 

Must have been misunderstood. I didn't want a 'Countdown' clip, but rather a countdown clock that can be changed to however many minutes the teacher wants to set.

[antonvaltaz]

+1 for Cool Timer - when I was a teacher I used this all the time.

 

Cool Timer (Really Big Mode) Screenshot

[CallMeFred]

E.ggTimer.com is simple and clear. Just add the time you want to the url and hit return.

[bossman]

@Hightower:

 

Promethean activstudio has this functionality already built into it, dead easy for the teacher to use.

 

:)

[mattx]

dead easy for the teacher to use.

 

God, how I would like to comment......

[Hightower]

@Hightower:

 

Promethean activstudio has this functionality already built into it, dead easy for the teacher to use.

 

:)

 

Yeah, we use Promethean boards in MFL purely for the ActivStudio software, but these are the only Promethean boards we use (which on a different note I am glad of!). The SmartBoard software has this functionality built in too, but the teacher specifically needs it to work in a PowerPoint.

 

I think the plan is, she wants to set each slide with a time limit, so when she clicks start on that slide it counts down say 5 minutes. It does something fancy when time is up, and she can manually move on to the next slide and set another timer away, possibly setup with a different time.

[bossman]

I think the plan is, she wants to set each slide with a time limit, so when she clicks start on that slide it counts down say 5 minutes. It does something fancy when time is up, and she can manually move on to the next slide and set another timer away, possibly setup with a different time.

 

Can she not set the time on the powerpoint through actions or is she completely numb from the neck up

[bossman]

Yeah, we use Promethean boards in MFL purely for the ActivStudio software, but these are the only Promethean boards we use (which on a different note I am glad of!).

 

Do you have problems with your promethean IWBs?

We don't like the Smartboards cos our kids would destroy them in a crack.

[Hightower]

Do you have problems with your promethean IWBs?

We don't like the Smartboards cos our kids would destroy them in a crack.

 

Hate Promethean gear - had nothing but trouble at my last school. Never have a problem with SmartBoards, but we got good kids

[Gerry]

On a side note:

Scroll Clock

 

Might need to run in compatability mode with IE8.

[6Foot2]

ZeroTimer

 

http://www.portablefreeware.com/screenshots/scrti3J6z.gif

 

ZeroTimer is a countdown program that display a message after a user-specified interval. It places an icon in the system tray that displays how much time has passed. Multiple countdowns can be saved and reused easily.

 

Writes settings to: Application folder

 

 

Website: ZeroTimer

Edited December 14, 2009 by 6Foot2

[6Foot2]

Another one to add to the list:

 

Timer Stopwatch