This document contains the technology plan for North Carolina Public Schools. The plan has three primary purposes: to consolidate previous work towards the vision of technologically literate students; to indicate the commitment of the Department of Public Instruction to provide schools with the necessary technology framework to work towards the objectives in the plan; and to recommend guidelines, options, and processes for integrating technology into classrooms to expand the opportunities and capacities of all children to learn and achieve. The plan begins by identifying the challenges present in education and then identifies the benefits of technology in solving these challenges. Next, the state of technology and education in North Carolina are presented in three areas--computer literacy, student information management, and distance learning by satellite. Five objectives for change are presented: (1) changed definitions and percentages of schools and schooling; (2) changed student roles and activities; (3) changed teacher roles and activities; (4) changed administrator roles; and (5) expanded methods of assessment. The technology infrastructure of a networked school is described; strategies for action are suggested; and the roles and responsibilities of the participants are identified. Included in the appendices are criteria for approval for local technology plans; the technology equipment plan; and media and technology visitation sites. (Contains 43 references.) (JLB)