Make Cycle One: Introductions

Welcome to the SDAWP Summer Institute 2016 Google+ Community! We’re happy you are here. We look forward to connecting with you as we explore writing and the teaching of writing, looking for ways to hone our craft—the teaching and the writing.

For our first “Make Cycle,” we hope you will find a creative way to introduce yourself to our community by making and sharing something that represents you and your beliefs about teaching and/or writing. All media are acceptable: drawing, blogging, sculpture, photography, collage, podcast, video, etc.

Please consider what the tool you use to introduce yourself will tell us about you and your interests, and if you choose to make something offline, please don’t forget to post an image of it to SDAWP Summer Institute 2016

If you would like to view a few mentor makes, please visit the CLMOOC Make Bank,which showcases introductions made using a variety of tools that allowed the creators to introduce themselves in unique ways.

Some possibilities:

• Make a self-portrait: draw, paint, or photograph yourself (Picassohead, AKVIS Sketch)

• Record a podcast (GarageBand, Audacity)

• Create a comic strip (Pixton, Bitstrips, ToonDoo)

• Write a blog post (WordPress, Blogger)

• Make a video (Videolicious, Magisto, Animoto)

• Create a collage (PicCollage, BeFunky, ClipStitch)

• Make a slideshow (Haiku Deck, SlideStory, slide.ly)

Now we challenge you to make something and share your experiences on our SDAWP Summer Institute 2016 Google+ Community. Developing a community is an important part of the experience, and we encourage you to further connect by commenting on the introductions created by others. We hope to motivate and inspire each other as we explore, discuss, and “make” with us!