The first quote that stood out to me was: “I want my message to be one of positive change, not negative awareness”. I think way to often the topic of social media and the wild-wild-web is glorified and talked about in a fear inducing manner. The problem with having these kinds of conversations around it is that students become closed off about the topic and do not want to share openly what’s going on for them on social media. I also like the idea that social media doesn’t have to be a negative thing if we don’t make it one. If we can educate or students and prepare them for the risks of social media, it doesn’t have to be something we fear. The second portion of Miller’s talk I was drawn to, was the section where he talks about media literacy, specifically when he states, “becoming media literate means more than turning the mobile device towards you and sharing a photo… Media literacy means the device is turned outward… knowing when to record an event and when to put the phone down.” This makes me think of a video that went viral back in 2019 when two 16-year-old girls began recording a Tik Toc immediately after getting in a car crash. They got a lot of criticism for this and shrugged it off as “we were just keeping ourselves entertained until the police got there”, but it goes to show where teens priorities are these days. The third quote I found interesting from Miller’s speech was “if we focus only on developing digital citizenship, we will surely fail to develop digital leaders.” I think this brings light to the sheep-like behavior that social media produces in students. Far too many kids are worried about the new latest trend, or the next big influencer, or who’s following who, that they don’t make time for original thought or imagination. This Ted Talk is one I will definitely keep in my toolbox when it comes time to teach my own classroom and my own children about what it means to have media literacy.