Need to give the class a timed activity, but don’t have access to a stopwatch? There’s plenty of sites out there that will give you access to a countdown timer to help you keep track of the time.

Here are a few of my favourites:

Classtools.net
This is still one of my favourite timers. Select the time you want, and the corresponding music to accompany it. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, because of the music, but I find it quite fun. You wouldn’t want to use it during an exam though!

ClassTools

Online Stopwatch
This starts as a simple count up and count down timer. There are plenty of buttons below that change it into a lot more than that, even a working metronome.  It’s a little advert-heavy though, but you can open the timers full-screen to get rid of them.

Online Egg Timer
This neat-looking timer lets you set three different timers to manage several different activities at the same time.

Countdown Timer
This timer looks like a regular kitchen timer you might use to time your dinner. Drag the dial around to the desired time, then click Start.

Timerr

Time Me Stopwatch
This timer provides a nice, clear numerical countdown. Enter a time at the bottom, click Set and then start when ready.

Timer Pop
This timer looks quite basic, but does the job. Set using the buttons at the top in increments of 15 seconds, or 1, 5, 10 minutes. Then start the countdown.

Got any favourites I haven’t mentioned here? Add them to the comments below!