Time Teaching Clock

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With the news that digital clocks are now being installed in examination rooms in schools /colleges as children and teenagers are unable to tell the time on analogue clocks I decided to build a multifunction clock to teach children the time. The clock has a word clock to translate the time from the digital and analogue clock in 5 minute intervals. There is also a Neopixel clock for dial illumination, seconds and also a colour change function so a small child who can't yet tell the time can tell when they are allowed out of bed in the morning. Clip on dial overlays allow help words to be added to the analogue clock dial and also allow for different dials to be added for teaching different dial layouts eg 24hr clock or Roman numerals. The Word Clock is modular which allows any letter to be placed anywhere on the Word clock face. This allows names and birthdays to be configured if required with a happy birthday display on the child's birth date. The Word & analogue/digital clock can be built separately as stand alone clocks if required and have their own Arduino microprocessors to enable this. Time is synchronised across all clocks from a local internet time server but battery backed up real time clocks are also installed on each clock in case of power failure. The clock is designed to be 3D printed and will required a 3D printer bed of at least 195mm. Download latest Arduino sketches on my site here http://www.brettoliver.org.uk/time_teacher_clock/time_teacher_clock.htm#Downloads