ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Department of Instruction

Social Studies Office

The Arlington Public Schools will integrate the use of Blackboard with the digital content of textbook publishers to provide access to digital textbooks for APS students. With the adoption of new Social Studies textbooks, APS will provide a blended approach for student access to textbooks. Students will use their Blackboard user identification and password to access textbooks at school and at home. Students requiring print copies may get them from their classroom teacher or through the school library or Central Library.

Students must use Mozilla Firefox 3.0+ or Internet Explorer Versions 7 or 8 to access digital resources. Other web browsers may appear to work but are not certified by the textbook companies or Blackboard.

In order to guide parents in the efficient and effective use of digital textbooks, directions will be posted on the APS website and distributed to schools.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

  1. How does a student access a digital textbook at school, home, APS libraries, and other internet sites?

A. The student will use their Blackboard user identification and password.

  1. If a student needs a print copy of a textbook, how does he or she get one?
  1. They may request it from their classroom teacher or librarian; also, print

textbooks are available in the Central Library.

  1. If only one home computer is available for several children, how does a family

manage homework completion?

A. The family may consider options that work for them, such as a rotating schedule.

  1. How can a parent set up parental control to the Internet?
  1. The internet provider for the home can be contacted in this regard; each provider

has varied tools for this purpose.

  1. What after school resources are available to parents if they experience technical difficulties?

A. E-mail r assistance.

  1. What support mechanisms are available to students who do not have computers, Internet access, or CD players?
  1. Support mechanisms include loaner computers at some schools, open computer

labs, print copies, Central Library copies, computers at some community centers.

  1. Why are we moving to digital texts?

A. Digital content resources

  • can be readily updated
  • address 21st Century Literacy Skills
  • minimize the use of environmentally scarce resources
  • lessen the weight of books students carry

ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Social Studies Textbooks 2009-2015

KOur World: Let’s Go! Five Ponds Press

1Our World: Then and Now Five Ponds Press

2Our World: Near and Far Five Ponds Press

3Our World: Far and Wide Five Ponds Press

4Our Virginia: Past and Present Five Ponds Press

5The Ancient World/The Medieval World Teacher’s Curriculum Press

6America: History of Our Nation: Beginnings through 1865, 2010 Pearson/Prentice Hall

7America: History of Our Nation: 1865 to Present, 2010 Pearson/Prentice Hall

8Exploring Our World: People, Places and Cultures, 2010 Glencoe/McGraw Hill

9World History: The Modern Era (Virginia Edition),2010 Pearson/Prentice Hall

10Ancient World History: Patterns of Interaction, 2009 Holt McDougal

11American Anthem, 2009 Holt McDougal

12Magruder’s American Government, 2009 Pearson/Prentice Hall

AP European History

Western Civilization, 7th edition Holt McDougal

AP World History

The Earth and Its Peoples, 5th edition Holt McDougal

AP U.S. History

America’s History, 6th edition Bedford, Freeman & Worth

AP U.S. Government & IB

American Government: Roots and Reform, 2010 Pearson/Prentice Hall

AP Economics: Macro and Micro

Economics: Principles, Problems and Policies, 2009 Glencoe/McGraw Hill

AP Psychology

Psychology, 2010 Bedford, Freeman & Worth

Economics

Economics: Principles and Practices, 2008 Glencoe/McGraw Hill

Sociology

Sociology and You, 2008 Glencoe/McGraw Hill

Psychology

Psychology: Principles in Practice, 2010 Holt McDougal