Disclosed is a dropped ceiling fan that includes an elongated body with a fan inside the elongated body that move air downward in the elongated body with a plate positioned below the fan with a hole in the airflow of the fan, a peripheral intake that surrounds the plate and several inclined elements that direct air that is adjacent to the elongated body into the peripheral intake. The elongated body includes a hole in the top that, in combination with the peripheral intake, defines the intake for the fan, to take inlet air from either the room below or both the room below and the space above the dropped ceiling. Also disclosed is a mounting bracket to permit HVAC ducting to be coupled to the hole on top of the body to permit the fan to be used as a powered register with an HVAC system.