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What is your overall reaction to the switches that you have seen today? What were some of the more unusual switches? Would you be able to use any in your classroom?

In my mind, I had not classified communication devices as switches. When i thought of a switch i though of single buttin devices, similiar to the "jelly bean" switch. At the beginning of class, i had thought i did not have any experience with switches, when in reality i did. I have used some of the communication swicthes, like a "Little macs" which are single switches where you can record something and the student presses the button. I have also used a dynavox, which is a more complex communication tool. The video we watched in class opened my eyes to the complexity of certain switches. I still think the tongue switch is the most unusual one and would actually like to see how it is used. I found today's class extermely interesting, while i have learned and read about different types of switches, I am glad we were able to see some of them first hand.