Article: Without boundaries: technology in the arts gives students an open universe to explore and discover their own creative talents in music, dance, theater and visual arts.

Flying monkeys and the glowing face of a 21st century wizard enliven the stage at Effingham High School in Illinois during a student production of The Wizard of Oz thanks to laptops, software and DVDs.

Elementary students in Portland, Ore., scratch records and track beats using laptops and turntables to create their own hip-hop sounds.

And advanced theater students at Denver School of the Arts write productions and create 10-minute movies using Apple's GarageBand and iMovie software.

Technology use in arts education in K-12 schools is growing and many of the 90,000 public schools have capacity for electronic technologies to create and expand ...

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