Going back to last week's internet field trip, I am reminded of something that a colleague and good friend likes to tell me when he thinks that I am overthinking my educational approaches to musical problems.  "Kids are kids, they can do anything. You just have to show them how." It's a simple statement that grounds me several times a day.  I would like to add something to that statement though.  "Talented kids can do anything if you give them the right tools."  This was the message in the video about the John Lennon Bus.  It also what I think of when I see the YouTube videos posted by Jacob Collier.  http://youtu.be/pvKUttYs5ow (This is mind blowing by the way)  As I mentioned in an earlier post, I a couple of students who have collaborated with other teenagers and recorded and produced full albums in a studio of their own creation. I am starting to really believe that it is my duty as a music educator to be in the know about different ways that students can use tech to make music.  Anything less is stifling their potential.