Timers
Overview
Timers help students learn to self-pace and transition. By using timers, learners develop greater awareness of their ability to pay Attention and are able to use strategies, like breaking up a task, to increase their productivity.
Example: Use This Strategy in the Classroom
Watch how this teacher explains how she uses timers in the classroom. Through the use of visual and auditory timers, students can gauge how much time remains which can support greater Attention and task completion.
Design It into Your Product
Videos are chosen as examples of strategies in action. These choices are not endorsements of the products or evidence of use of research to develop the feature.
Learn how a developer created a visual timer, which is also available as an app, to help learners see and understand time passing during an activity. Since learners can visually see a countdown of time, they develop a conceptual understanding of time and are able to better maintain their Attention.
Additional Resources
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