Through the Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Account, which will go to the Hoke County Schools.  Hoke County Schools is seeking funds to improve instructional technology in the school district.  Through this project, Hoke County Schools plans to purchase SmartBoards and supporting equipment to place in classrooms to provide interactive learning experiences for students.  Hoke County Schools will be targeting all elementary schools so that every classroom will have a SmartBoard.  Currently, Hoke County Schools have placed SmartBoard technology in approximately 57% of all classrooms in the district.  This project will produce results that measure the effectiveness of technological tools used in instruction and how they directly and indirectly affect student learning.  Our projected outcomes for this project are to increase the level of student learning through enhanced instruction, increase EOG/EOC test scores, demonstrate how technology is supportive and conducive to student learning, and to produce responsible, independent learners who are engaged with 21st century tools, that will in turn, lead them to success throughout life.  Funding for this project will help local, state, and federal governments’ efforts to help students to become more technologically literate.