myViewBoard Magic Box



Your powerful toolbox to make lessons more engaging

Magic Box

Your powerful toolbox to make lessons more engaging

Timer/Stopwatch

Both the timer and stopwatch can be found in Magic Box's tools menu and is available in the Windows version of myViewBoard Whiteboard only. Use these tools to keep track of time during tasks, quizzes, and games.

This tool can be used on the canvas in Present and Prepare modes.

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TOOL AVAILABILITY

This tool is only available in the Windows version of myViewBoard Whiteboard.

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USE WHILE IN DESKTOP MODE

This tool can be used while navigating in desktop mode in the Windows version of Whiteboard.

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Timer

  1. In the main toolbar, press I-main-tool-bar-magic-box.svg.
  2. In the Magic Box window, select I-magic-box-tools.svg.
  3. Double press MB Tools Icon Timer.PNG (or press and drag the icon onto the canvas).
  4. By default, the tool will display timer tool (indicated by ).
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Stopwatch

  1. In the main toolbar, press I-main-tool-bar-magic-box.svg.
  2. In the Magic Box window, select I-magic-box-tools.svg.
  3. Double press MB Tools Icon Timer.PNG (or press and drag the icon onto the canvas).
  4. Press  STOPWATCH to access the stopwatch tool.
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Actions available

Timer

Set the countdown with timer for any specific discussion or task while developing your students' time-management skills. 

User drags around the timer window.Press and drag the central area of the timer to move it around the canvas.


User resizes the timer window.Press and drag MB Timer Start.png to resize the timer.


User starts, stops, and resets the timer.Press MB Timer Start.png to start the timer, MB Timer Start.png to pause the timer, and MB Timer Start.png to reset the timer.


User adjusts the timer to 45 minutes.

  • Press MB Timer Timer.png to set the time for the timer.
  • Press MB Timer Increase.png and MB Timer Decrease.png to increase/decrease the time in hours, minutes and seconds.
    • TIP: Press and hold to quickly increase/decrease a given value.
    • TIP: Cycle from 0 to 59 in the minutes or seconds fields by simply pressing MB Timer Sound On.png when at 0 (and vice versa, i.e. cycle from 59 to 0 by pressing WB timer up.png).
  • Press WB timer complete sound on.png or WB timer sound off.png to enable/disable the sound that indicates when the timer has expired.

Press WB timer close window.svg to close the timer window.

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Stopwatch

Set a stopwatch to measure how long an event/task/activity takes to perform while developing your students' time-management skills. 

Press and drag the central area of the stopwatch to move it around the canvas.


Press and drag MB Timer Start.png to resize the stopwatch.


Press  MB Timer Start.png to start the stopwatch, MB Timer Start.png to pause the stopwatch, and MB Timer Start.png to reset the stopwatch.


Press WB timer close window.svg to close the stopwatch window.

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PLAY GAMES WITH A TIME LIMIT

Set a time limit to see how many correct answers a student or group of students can provide. Alternatively, use the stopwatch to see who can answer all questions correctly.

User opens the timer and sets a 30-second time limit. Then the user opens the stopwatch to track how long it takes to receive certain answers.

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