New to ProfHacker.com? Here’s what you’ve missed

Today’s been a busy day for ProfHacker’s servers–thanks to everyone who’s stopped by to check out the new design. New readers, I hope you’ll stick around for a while!  We’ve spent the last month settling into the site and finding a posting rhythm–here are some of the highlights:

• Julie on Integrating, Managing, and Evaluating Blogging in the Classroom
• Two provocations from Brian about openness: Short-Circuiting RateMyProfessor.com (about posting evals online) and Being Yourself Online.  The comment threads of both posts are invaluable.
• Speaking of provocations: Bad Meetings Are Your Fault
• Getting ready for the new semester: grocery shop; manage your stress; organize your files; get your online calendar in order (one, two)
• Get your syllabus in order with Natalie’s post on redesigning a syllabus, or follow the team’s collective advice for quick fixes.  In any event, use the syllabus to set expectations.
• Once you’re in the classroom, follow Natalie’s advice on learning student names, my paranoid strategies to avoid disease–perhaps by following Julie’s advice about Google Docs.
• Thinking about classroom technology? Consider using a student as a tech mentor. Students! Consider Alex’s advice about lobbying for better tech pedagogy. Find a good WordPress theme, or some plug-ins.
• ProfHacker 101 is a category for posts that take up a particular topic in depth.  See, for example, Ethan’s posts about PowerPoint alternatives such as Prezi and BeeDocs, or Julie’s on webhosting or APIs, or my posts on RSS feeds or wikis.

But there’s so much more!  Check out the tag cloud on the right for more great posts, or browse using the categories on the top of the page.

Regular readers–do you have a particular favorite?  Let us know!