TL;DR:
Klaxoon’s stopwatch and timer help facilitators manage time during collaboration sessions. Start a stopwatch or set a countdown timer to control activity length, pause participation, or play a sound when time is up, keeping meetings structured and on track.
Important information
This article describes the features of the New Board experience. If you are using the Classic Board interface, respective features are described here.
Please note that the Classic Board experience will soon be discontinued and replaced by the New Board experience. For more information, please click here. Learn how to return to the Classic Board experience in the meantime and find answers to common questions about key updates here.
Overview
Facilitators can use the stopwatch or timer to manage the duration of activities during collaboration sessions. The stopwatch tracks elapsed time, while the timer counts down from a specified duration.
How to Use the Stopwatch
- In the upper-right corner of the facilitator’s screen, click the Interact and manage button 1.
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Select the Stopwatch option 2.
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Click Start to start the Stopwatch 3.
The stopwatch starts immediately and displays elapsed time.
How to Use the Timer
- In the upper-right corner of the facilitator’s screen, click the Interact and manage time button 1.
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Select the Timer button 2.
- In the timer popup, enter the required duration in minutes:seconds format 3.
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Click Start to start the Timer 4.
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Select the actions to apply at the end of the timer:
Pause 5: Stops participant interaction and displays a Heads up! message on participant screens.Play a sound 6: Plays an audible alert. Use Test to preview the sound.
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Click Start 7 the timer.
When the timer ends, a popup is displayed to indicate that time is up.
Note:
- The stopwatch or timer popup can be moved using drag and drop.
- The stopwatch and timer cannot be used at the same time.
- Closing the popup stops the active stopwatch or timer.