Ms. Calhoun's Blog: Health B

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Course Description

Learn the many benefits of regular physical activity, proper nutrition, and sound decision making. You will have the opportunity to define personal goals, and to begin the steps required for paving your dreams by exploring the life you want for yourself and the health factors you find personally important.

Our Schedule / Staying on Pace
The due dates for your class assignments are here. Please be sure to stay on-task with your work. You can do so by working through the assignments that are "Due Soon" on your Home Page. You are expected to complete all of your work in order, and on time. You're welcome to work ahead, but try not to fall behind. It's always more difficult to catch up than it is to stay on track. Contact me if you have any questions!
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Discovery Streaming

Discovery Streaming™ is a digital video and image library resource provided for your use in this course. Your course has video links on the lesson pages for you to view. You can also use Discovery Streaming™ for your course projects or research.

Video links on your lesson pages:

When you click on a Discovery Streaming™ link in the course, you should be automatically logged into the Discovery Streaming™ site and taken to the video you are to view. If you cannot access the videos, please contact your instructor.

Using Discovery Education™ for your course projects:

To use Discovery Streaming™ for your course projects or research, you will have to login to the Discovery Streaming™ site.

Visit the Discovery Steaming website. You will be brought to the Discovery Streaming™ login page.

Please contact your instructor for your login information.

Once you have logged in, it will take you to the search page.

You can search for videos and images by keyword, subject and grade, curriculum standard, or all available titles.
Your search results will provide you with a listing of available videos, images, calendar events, and articles related to your search query.

Downloading and Using Discovery Streaming™ Videos

Click on a video title you wish to view.
Click the "Show Media Controls" tab.
Select your file format: Windows Media Player or QuickTime.
You will see buttons next to your desired video. To stream or view a video, click the "Arrow" button.
To download a video clip, follow the instructions below:

Windows Users

Right-click on the "Disk" button next to the video you would like to download.
From the menu that appears, select the "Save Target As..." (Internet Explorer), "Save Link Target As..." (Netscape/Mozilla), or "Save Link As..." (Firefox) option.
In the file explorer window that appears, browse to the location on your computer where you would like to save the selected video and press the "Save" button.
Note: You may give your video a different name, but you should use the three-letter file extensions such as “.asf” or ".asx" for Windows Media Player® or “.mov” for QuickTime.
To view full screen in Windows Media Player while the video is playing:
- Option 1: Go to "View">"Full Screen." Hit "Esc" when finished.
- Option 2: Click your Alt tab and "Enter" key at the same time. Hit "Esc" when finished.
- Option 3: Right click in the video window and scroll to "Full Screen." Hit "Esc" when finished.

Macintosh Users:

While holding the CTRL key on your keyboard, click on the "Disk" button next to the video segment you would like to download.
From the menu that appears, select the "Download Link to Disk..." (Internet Explorer), "Download Linked File As..." (Safari), or "Save Link As..." (Netscape/Mozilla) option.
In the file explorer window that appears, browse to the location on your computer where you would like to save the selected video and press the "Save" button.
Note: You may give your video a different name, but you should use the three-letter file extensions such as “.asf” or ".asx" for Windows Media Player® or “.mov” for QuickTime.
To view the video at full screen in Windows Media Player while the video is playing:
- Option 1: Go to "View" and scroll to "Full Screen." Hit "Esc" when finished.
- Option 2: Click the "open apple" next to the space bar and the number "4" at the same time. Hit "Esc" when finished.
To view the video at full screen in QuickTime Player while the video is playing:
- Option 1: Go to "View" and scroll to "Full Screen." Hit "Esc" when finished.
- Option 2: Go to “Movie” and “Double Size” or “Full Screen” depending on your version of QuickTime. Hit "Esc" when finished.

Using Discovery Streaming™ Images

You can search for images by keyword in the “search” field.
Your search results will indicate if any images are available related to your search query.
Click on the "Images" link found in the search results summary at the top of the screen.
Click on the image title you wish to view. (An image title is listed in the text color of gold.)
When you find the photo you want to use, click on a desired resolution to display the image for viewing or downloading:
- Small—very small images—the size displayed in the Search Results list.
- Medium—medium sized images that are ideal for most projects (72 dpi).
- Large—large images that are very detailed, even when printed (300 dpi).
To download an image, follow the instructions below.

Windows Users:

Select an image to download. Position your mouse over the displayed image and right-click to download: scroll down the pop-up menu and select "Save Target As…" or "Save Link As…" depending on the browser you are using. Change the file name and save to a designated folder.
To view the image, browse to where you saved the image. Double click the image to launch your default viewer. (If your default viewer does not launch Select by Clicking START, Programs, Accessories, Entertainment – Select “Paint” and then go to “File” and then “Open” the image from there.)

Macintosh Users:

Select an image to download. Position your mouse over the displayed image and control-click to display a menu. Choose “Save file to disk.” You will see a pop-up screen that asks you to save your image. You may give your image a different name, but save the file extension .jpg. Navigate to a folder to save your image.
To view the image, navigate to the folder where you saved your image. Double click the image to launch your default viewer.