In this video, Gardner Campbell speaks about the importance of implementing the use of personal cyberinfrastructures in the classroom. I have to admit that before viewing this video and reading his essay, which you can find here, I was extremely skeptical about the use of blogs and otherwise web-related teaching techniques in the classroom. Going into the teaching profession today is not an easy feat. I know that when I enter into the world of teaching English, I will have many expectations to live up to and many guidelines, standards, and rules to follow. Thinking about implementing the use of cyberinfrastructures was not only unappealing to me, but it was utterly terrifying. How could I possibly ask my students to create blogs and sites online when I don’t even understand it myself? However, Gardner Campbell makes many convincing points detailing the positives of using cyberinfrastructures in the classroom. It allows them to connect with one another, and with their teacher. It allows them to create a space that is their own, and will make them feel in control of this aspect of their education. When my eng307 class was assigned the project of creating a blog along with the MOOC of ds106, I was extremely intimidated and overwhelmed at the thought of having to deal with things so confusing as domain severs and host sites and “pointing” (which I still don’t understand). However, as Gardner Campbell suggested, many students, and the ds106 professor Jim Groom (what a knowledgeable life-saver he is!), narrated their processes of setting up the blog. This allowed me to look to others for help. I was connecting with people with whom I had never spoken or seen before! Once everything was set up, I began to realize how fun and exciting blogging is. I’ve even started to limit myself on the time I spend playing with my blog, in order to allow myself time for other classes! I could only hope to introduce my students to such an amazing, and fun, new educational resource. I highly recommend watching the video and reading the essay, Campbell has a great sense of humor (so you wont be bored) and the information he has to give is truly “a bag of gold.”