This educational technology plan for South Carolina contains the following sections: (1) statewide progress related to the telecommunications infrastructure, professional development, video infrastructure, administrative infrastructure, and funding; (2) introduction to educational technology concepts, including major components and factors contributing to success; (3) how to use this plan; (4) a scenario involving schools, technology, and the state's economy; (5) mission, vision, and beliefs; (6) technology planning, including a framework to help schools and districts to chart their course in technology planning and a technology plan checklist; (7) the key elements of effective district planning for educational technology; (8) funding for technology; (9) connecting learners--curriculum, standards, and technology, including information literacy, national educational standards, grade specific standards and assessments, new strategies and opportunities, changing roles, resources for educators, and technology and assessment; (10) connecting teachers through professional development, including ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) recommended competencies for educators, as well as roles and responsibilities of various organizations; and (11) systems and support, including hardware and software, connectivity/network design, physical design, and technical support and systems maintenance. Related World Wide Web sites are listed. (Contains 20 references.) (MES)