Timer for Google Presentations

Using a visual timer to promote time-on-task is a common classroom management technique, however I have not been able to locate a timer that embeds directly into Google Presentations. I did recently stumble across an alternative. (If you know how to embed a timer into a presentation, please let me know!)

Orzeszek Timer 1.11 is a little pop-up timer box that floats in front of your presentation slide, so you can still provide students with a visual timer without leaving your presentation. Access the program from the Orzeszek website here, or read another educator's blog explaining the timer here. 

Steps for Installing Orzeszek Timer 1.11

1. Go to the Orzeszek website.
2. Scroll to the bottom and click on the first green text "Orzeszek Timer 1.11" to install.
3. Save the folder to your preferred location. (You will be able to delete this folder at the end of the installation.)
4. Open the new "orzeszek-timer-1.11" folder.
5. Double-click on the "Orzeszek Timer" file.
6. Click "Extract All."
7. Extract the file to your preferred location. (If you extract it to your home folder, you will be able to access the timer from any computer.)
8. The new folder should open automatically. If it doesn't, go to where you saved it in the previous step. Double-click the "Orzeszek Timer" file. 
9. Click "Run."
10. A little timer box should appear. You can type directly into the box to tell it what time to set. The timer is programed to recognize "2 min," "2 minutes," "two minutes," etc.
11. Hit the "Enter" key to begin the timer. Click in the box to pause the timer.
12. (At this point, you can delete the first folder. Leave the second folder as that is where you will access the timer each time you need it.)