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

I bought this to keep my 5th grader on track with her work while she does school virtually. It's a great size and the handle is nice to carry it from room to room. She easily sets the timer to keep track of reading and time on other activities. You can turn the sound on if your child needs an extra reminder or off if your child is sound-sensitive. She does sometimes move the timer to give herself more time for preferred activities, but that is not the timer's fault :)Update:Timer stopped working after about 1.5 years of use. I’ve had others for work that I bought before this one that are still going strong. Disappointing. I tried changing the battery several times and it just does not reliably run anymore. I’m sure it’s just a defect of this particular one.

I used this almost daily. I know how much time I have left to get ready so I am not late for work. It also helps me be motivated- as in- I am going to work on THIS ( like filing paperwork or cleaning) for 1/2 hr- and I can stop when it dings. Also useful for saying to myself that I can scroll or waste time for 30 minutes . When it rings I stop. Theoretically- but at least I don’t blink and 2 hours are gone! Volume is adjustable which is noce.

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

Simple to use and reset. Great for keeping me on task. Actually increases focus because you don't have to think about the next item to do until the timer is up.

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.

Summary: Great timer that can really help with motivation - much better than anything else, including an egg timer. You can use with productivity techniques such as the Pomodoro method. Get it!Pros:- Lightweight and not too large- Convenient handle- Can be loud enough on highest setting to hear over noise isolating headphones- Seems accurate- Easy to set and easy to readCons:- The knob way of setting this is nice and easy, but feels a bit flimsy and may break soon during transport - I would suggest some sort of protection for it. It also can turn itself on while its jostling around in a backpack or something.- Price... Too expensive for what it is and the tech it has inside, but there are few options out there so its understandable.

Excellent product use it for myself and my child i love how there is PAUSE button now, no longer have to wind it back ! Perfect can adjust hearing noise level.