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Three Year Professional Development Plan I have enjoyed my present position as the department chair of the 5th grade social studies department. My reason for pursuing this degree was not to seek a technology position but to educate myself in technology and share what I have learned with others. I wanted to be able to teach others how to integrate technology into the classroom because so many educators have no real clue about how to accomplish this. My other reason is a little selfish: I enjoy learning. I believe that as I continue to learn and grow it will benefit my students and my district. Teaching is not a job, but a calling. Teaching is my third career and a way for me to give back to the community. So, basically, I plan to continue to teach social studies in my present district and make a difference in the life of a child. I have been exposed to many excellent resources and I plan to use Technology with Classroom Instruction That Works by Pitler et al. (2007). I plan to continue to learn and share all the technology tools that I have been exposed to, especially Web 2.0 tools. According to Solomon & Schrum (2007), “Web 2.0 tool will alter students’ and teachers ’patterns of practice, inside the classroom and out”.