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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A number of Tennessee school systems have decided not to purchase social studies textbooks, and instead rely on the Internet and digital resources.
The Tennessean (http://tnne.ws/1nrF2T3) reports that Metro Nashville Public Schools, in particular, have asked teachers to use websites, interactive videos and primary resources as the main way to teach history, geography and other social studies topics.
Though older textbooks will still be in classrooms, and teachers can use them as resources, they are no longer the central focus.
School officials say it's a "digital classroom" these days, and teachers need flexibility to use curriculum not offered in the old-fashioned print textbook.
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