TIME TIMER PLUS 120 Minute Desk Visual Timer Countdown Timer with Portable Handle for Classroom, Office, Homeschooling, Study Tool, with Silent Operation (White)

As an easily-distracted adult who has always had no sense of time passing and chronically late for events/appointments, this is helping me keep to a schedule. Now that I set a timer, I can see that I vastly underestimated the amount of time it takes me to do anything. The timer is large enough to see from a distance yet easy to carry with me as a move through my tasks at home and doesn't tip over. It works; I like it. Regardless of your age, if you are "challenged" with keeping track of your time, this is certainly worth a try.

I was thrilled to have met the original creator of these Time Timer visual clocks this past November at the American Speech and Language Hearing Association convention in L.A. I have used the original 60 minute red timer since graduate school and found it to be extremely helpful when working with students with special needs, especially those on the Autism spectrum. I was able to get a glimpse of the newly designed visual timers in November at the convention and knew right away that the 20 minute timer would be a great addition for my practice. My sessions are often 20-25 minutes and the 60 minute timer tended to be a little overwhelming. I also like the 20 minute timer for quick 5 minute breaks that my students earn. The smaller timer means that it is a bit easier for the students to see time passing and the blue color is a lot more calming to look at then the red. The timer face is now covered with a piece of plastic for protection and my absolutely favorite feature is that there is now a volume control feature for our students who are sensitive to sounds. My only wish, and I did mention to the designer, is that the sound was not a "beep, beep, beep" noise. I wish it were a ding or something softer and less stressful. With all that being said, this is a MUST HAVE for special education classrooms! So versatile and effective!

This is a wonderful tool that is visually pleasing and intuitively designed. We love using it in our homeschool, particularly because we are Charlotte Mason homeschoolers who do short, intense lessons. The visual aid is helpful for both my students and myself. Love. Considering buying one per child!

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.

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.

I purchased this timer a few months ago for my toddlers. Overall, I found the timer to be a useful tool for this purpose. The design is clear and easy to read, making it simple for my children to understand the concept of time. However, I did experience some issues with the timer's quality. At times, it would stop going off. This was frustrating, but fortunately, I was able to rely on Amazon's excellent customer service to help me get the timer replaced when these issues arose. I believe this timer can be a great tool for kids who are learning this important life skill.

Children love it. Helps with small group activities.

Easy to use, accurate, and a great tool for doing countdown timing for quizzes, breaks, and even ADHD time management techniques.