create android project with github, what you should do first?

first, add the .gitignore file to your root directory of project. it will help a lot.
inital your project by “git init”
then just go.
Note: please add this line to your .gitignore file

*.iml
/local.properties
/.idea/workspace.xml
/.idea/libraries
.DS_Store
/build
/captures

# built application files
*.apk
*.ap_

# files for the dex VM
*.dex

# Java class files
*.class

# generated files
bin/
out/
gen/

# Libraries used by the app
# Can explicitly add if we want, but shouldn't do so blindly.  Licenses, bloat, etc.
/libs


# Build stuff (auto-generated by android update project ...)
build.xml
ant.properties
local.properties
project.properties

# Eclipse project files
.classpath
.project

# idea project files
.idea/
.idea/.name
*.iml
*.ipr
*.iws

##Gradle-based build
.gradle
build/