<p>Over the years the image of the clock has been abstracted and stylized to
a point where a long and a short line inside a circle, or even inside four
dots on the ordinals, can be instantaneously recognized as a clock. This is
perfectly fine if you already know how to read the analog clock but it makes
no sense to use such a design as a teaching aid.</p>
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<img alt="oval with two hands" height="200" src="https://kenfallon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/jcartier_Clock-150x150.png" /> 
<img alt="Creative Commons Clock" height="200" src="https://kenfallon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/clocks-en-IE-150x150.png" />

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<p>As a teaching device, you need to make sure all the information that has been abstracted away <em>has been put back</em>.</p>
<p>That is the basic principle of the <strong>ccClock</strong></p>
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<li>The minute hand points at the minute dial</li>
<li>All the minutes are listed removing the need to know the 5 or 15 math table</li>
<li>The Clockwise direction is emphasized with arrows and text orientation.</li>
<li>The two per day rotation of the hour hand is described using a concentric spiral</li>
<li>The progression of day into night is indicated by recognizable icons of the rising and setting sun and moon</li>
<li>The written format is described in the traditional dial digits</li>
<li>The spoken form is described in speech balloons</li></ul><h2>Links</h2><ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QVPUIRGthI">Dave Allen - "Teaching Your Kid Time"</a></li>
<li><a href="https://openclipart.org/">https://openclipart.org/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://kenfallon.com/ccclock">https://kenfallon.com/ccclock</a></li>
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