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The Foran Learning Commons Lowdown

(Student Ed.) Tech Tidbits, Riveting Reads and Resources

The Foran LearningCommons Lowdown(Student Ed.) Tech Tidbits, Riveting Reads andResources

The Lowdown's Mission

The Foran Learning Commons Lowdown (Student Ed.) is meant to provide Foran students and families with an insight into savvy digital tools or technology tips that will assist you with everyday academics, recommendations for meaningful literature and/or resources to support individual learning from our Teaching and Learning Commons.

Helpful Hints for Google Classroom

Tired of incessant Google Classroom notifications inundating your inbox? Learn how to customize these below! Also see how you can view all of your class assignments in one location as well as viewing your grades and teacher comments. Please see me with any questions!

Google Classroom Notifications-11/29

Foran Teens' Tips for Fun Holiday Activities!

Our own Foran students provide some ideas for fun and relaxing holiday activities to do at home this holiday season:


  • Baking, Wrapping Gifts, Sleeping, Holiday Movies, Arts and Crafts - Skyler Agresti

  • Decorating, Movies, Finger Painting, Baking - Samantha Young
  • Spending Time With Family and Friends - Olivia S.
  • Making Gingerbread Houses and Driving Around to Look at the Holiday Lights - Rylie Keller
  • Cookie Baking Contests, Gingerbread Competitions and Tree Decorating While Watching Home Alone with Family - Gwendolyn Rodriguez
  • Listening to Holiday Music and Baking Cookies - Morgan Wesselman
  • Spending Time With Family and Attending Holiday Parties - Gerold Gutierrez
  • Baking and Decorating Cookies and Driving Around to See Holiday Lights - Colleen Ardolino

Student IT Assistance

If you're having issues with your Chromebook, your login information or additional district computer issues, please see the video below to find out how to submit an Incident IQ ticket for repair.

Check Out These Trending December Reads!!

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Finding My Voice by Marie G. Lee

Seventeen-year-old Ellen Sung just wants to be like everyone else at her all-white school. But the racist bullies of Arkin, Minnesota, will never let her forget that she’s different—the youngest member of the only Korean-American family in town.

At the start of senior year, Ellen finds herself falling for Tomper Sandel, a football player who is popular and blond and undeniably cute…and to her surprise, he falls for her, too. Now Ellen has a chance at life she never imagined, one that defies the expectations of hanging out with her core group of friends or pleasing her parents. But is her romance with Tomper strong enough to withstand hometown bigotry and her family’s disapproval?

Goodreads.com

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A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir

Picking up just a few months after A Reaper at the Gates left off...
The long-imprisoned jinn are on the attack, wreaking bloody havoc in villages and cities alike. But for the Nightbringer, vengeance on his human foes is just the beginning.
At his side, Commandant Keris Veturia declares herself Empress, and calls for the heads of any and all who defy her rule. At the top of the list? The Blood Shrike and her remaining family.
Laia of Serra, now allied with the Blood Shrike, struggles to recover from the loss of the two people most important to her. Determined to stop the approaching apocalypse, she throws herself into the destruction of the Nightbringer. In the process, she awakens an ancient power that could lead her to victory--or to an unimaginable doom.
And deep in the Waiting Place, the Soul Catcher seeks only to forget the life--and love--he left behind. Yet doing so means ignoring the trail of murder left by the Nightbringer and his jinn. To uphold his oath and protect the human world from the supernatural, the Soul Catcher must look beyond the borders of his own land. He must take on a mission that could save--or destroy--all that he knows.

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My True Love Gave To Me: Twelve Holiday Stories

If you love holiday stories, holiday movies, made-for-TV-holiday specials, holiday episodes of your favorite sitcoms and, especially, if you love holiday anthologies, you’re going to fall in love with My True Love Gave To Me: Twelve Holiday Stories by twelve bestselling young adult writers, edited by international bestselling author Stephanie Perkins. Whether you enjoy celebrating Christmas or Hanukkah, Winter Solstice or New Year's there's something here for everyone. So curl up by the fireplace and get cozy. You have twelve reasons this season to stay indoors and fall in love.

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Some of December's Flipster Magazines to Take a Peek At!

Our magazine database, Flipster, is back! Log in with Password-foran, Username-#1lions to find out what magazines this database includes and access articles on any digital device! Go to our TLC Website to log in to Flipster or click the button below to be brought there.

Logging Into Destiny

Destiny is our digital catalog database. If you are wondering if our TLC contains a specific read, you can log into Destiny to conduct a search. You can also place a hold on a book or check one out virtually. Please see the video below that will walk you through the process of how to log in and navigate Destiny's features.