From first idea to a shareable 1-Pager — brainstorm with an open instructional framework, then generate, iterate, and share.
Covers the current Design flow (1-Pager · Products & Rubric · Plan · Explore · Make a Copy · Share / Export). Where a step needs Individual Premium, it’s noted in the instructions. Free still shows the path; see pricing.
Videos: Getting logged in · Create a new design
A. Getting Started
- Head on over to inkwire.co to start!
- Click Sign Up (or Log In, if you already have an account) and continue through the prompts.
- Go to the Design tab and click
+ New Design (or the New design card) to create a new project.
- Input your initial ideas (e.g. project ideas, student context, subjects), duration of the project, and grade level of your students.
- At the top of the New Design form, choose your instructional framework. The two open options are HTH GSE Kaleidoscope and DEEDS (RevX) — pick either, and you can switch later in Design Settings if you change your mind.
- Tip: Copy & paste existing project materials, or Upload a file, as a starting point.
Hint: Hit the Use example button to see some examples of Design Ideas.
- When you’re ready, click Create.
B. Brainstorm with AI
Fill out the instructional framework elements on the left — that brainstorm drives your 1-Pager. Screenshots below show Kaleidoscope; if you chose DEEDS, the element names differ but the flow is the same (Ask AI → + → Generate).
- Fill out the instructional framework elements to refine your project. Need some help? Click
Ask AI to generate ideas.
- Hit the
+ button next to a suggestion to integrate it into your project plan.
- Once you’ve filled in at least three elements, Generate to create your 1-Pager.
After Generate — your Design tabs
Your Design has three main tabs:
- 1-Pager — Purpose, learning goals, overview