Classroom timer
Huge digits, a bar that turns amber and then red, an alarm at zero. Press F and it fills the screen.
Space start / pauseR reset+ add a minuteF full screenM sound
Timers ready to start
Under a minute
By the minute
An hour and longer
Good to know
Will the timer keep time if I switch tabs or the laptop sleeps?
Yes. It counts down to a moment on the clock rather than adding up ticks, so a background tab or a sleeping laptop cannot make it run slow. If it finishes while the tab is hidden, the alarm still sounds.
Can the class see it from the back of the room?
Press F, or the full-screen button. The digits fill the screen and the bar under them turns amber near the end and red for the last ten seconds.
What happens if I reload the page by accident?
The countdown carries on from where it should be. The running timer is kept in your browser until you reset it.
How do I set a time that is not in the list?
Type it in the box: 7 means seven minutes, 2:30 is two and a half, 90s is ninety seconds, 1h 15m works too.
Does the screen stay on?
While the timer runs, DeskWheel asks the browser to keep the screen awake. Most current browsers allow it; if yours does not, the countdown is still correct when the screen comes back.
The rest of the kit
Name wheel
Spin to pick a pupil. Nobody is picked twice until everyone has had a turn.
Random groups
Split the class into even groups in one click, by number of groups or by size.
Stopwatch
Start, lap, stop. Laps with splits, fastest and slowest marked.
Focus timer
Work and break rounds that run by themselves, 25 and 5 or your own.
Random pickers
Dice, a coin, a number out of a range, a letter — four draws on one screen.