TIME TIMERTIME TIMER PLUS 60 Minute Desk Visual Timer - Countdown Timer with Portable Handle for Classroom, Office, Homeschooling, Study Tool with Silent Operation (Charcoal)

I love this product! So easy to tell the time without counting on the clock. A great quick visual glance tells you how much time you have left. Most people don't even know it's a clock so if you glance at it they don't feel like your looking at the clock so you can all be more engaged.

I use this timer in my classroom when I want to give students a specified amount of time to solve a set of problems or complete part of a lab. This has helped with classroom management and keeping students accountable for doing their work.I like that it doesn't make any sounds until it goes off - no annoying ticking. I also like that you don't have to turn it off - the alarm lasts for about 5 seconds, and then it stops. In theory, my students could use the visual timer aspect, but they don't seem to do so. Perhaps that element is more helpful with younger students; mine are in junior high. It helps me see how much time is left, however. I also like that it is not a 60 minute timer. I never assign a task that takes 60 minutes without breaking it into smaller pieces. This timer allows 5 minute increments to be clearly shown, and I even use it for 1-2 minute "turn and talk" activities.The only real complaint is that some of my students like to sneak up and turn on the timer so it goes off at random times. That's not really a problem of the timer however. And there is a volume knob on the back; if I set it to 0 when I'm not using the timer, these student pranks have no effect.

Perfect! Designed for kids but great for visually-oriented adults too. The large size and longer times (120 min) are exactly what I needed. I keep it in my kitchen and use it for all kinds of tasks, not just cooking.

I purchased the 60 minute clock face since I'm used to an analog clock. As a senior it helps me stay focused on cooking times, getting dressed and ready to leave ON TIME! I can allot a certain amount of time on a task: reading, time on internet, talking on phone, time left for bedtime, leave for appointments. With the red dial I can tell how much time left without needing my eye glasses and the times-up buzzer can be off or set to varying loudness levels. The handle with built-in stand on this model makes it the perfect size for me to carrying room to room or outdoors, getting ready in bathroom, etc. I've used other versions when I was employed and supporting adults with special needs; it worked so very well for them and now it is helping me in my retired senior years. IT' RUNS ON ONE AA BATTERY and easy to pack for adventures! The black frame and red dial work the best for me and my eyesight. With the expanded product line with new styles Time Timers could be useful to any aged person. This company has been around for many years and I completley trust their well designed and well made products. Kudos to the mom who designed and created this product!

It is, to me, a shame to join my voice with the other 1-star reviews, as in theory, this is a great product.However, it is now clear that it is entirely unreliable and the manufacturing likely lacks appropriate quality control.About 1-2 months into my using the Time Time 120 minute (infrequent use!), I began to notice that my tasks were feeling like they were taking a lot longer than the time I had allotted for them. Each time, I would look up, and lo and behold, there would be a reason for it! The timer had wound down, but had failed to alert me with a "Beep beep."I checked the volume knob, thinking I had accidentally turned the volume down. No, it was right where I left it. I began needing to crank the volume knob up higher and higher to get it to beep. 40% and below were completely silent. The required location I needed to crank it up to became higher and higher. Then it worked normally. Then it didn't. Then it did. Then it didn't.Very soon after, the timer began refusing to beep at all at any level of volume. I could feel that I would have to crank the time wheel up to a full 120 minutes, hear some kind of "click" like I was re-zeroing the mechanism, and then manually wind it down to get the beeping to activate again.Then it would work normally. Then it wouldn't. Then it would. Then it wouldn't.I let all this slide as I am a fairly easygoing person and I don't like leaving negative reviews. Until tonight, when I forgot about all this nonsense and had to use the Time Timer for something. Shenanigans again!Now I'm just mad. It is so ironic and to my mind, so totally unacceptable, to sell a device of such inferior quality which was designed with the specific intent of helping people improve their time awareness, punctuality and consistency. You totally missed the mark, Time Timer. I believed in you! Believed in myself... But now, you are just a very pricey and very wasteful investment in my very honest effort to bring order to my disorderly Millenial brain.For shame.

Bought it for classroom tests and discussions. Does what it says. It’s a little tricky to get it to 2 minutes but works.

I needed a way to ensure that everyone in one of my organizations would be allowed to speak for a preset amount of time before allowing another to speak. Tried 6 other units before stumbling across this unit. It works extremely well as compared to the other units, is easy to see the time remaining, and can be set in a few seconds between turns. By far the best unit out there!