Concept maps
Who this is for: teachers · Where: Concept maps in the sidebar.
What this page is for
A visual map of a topic — the central idea, its branches, and the detail hanging off them. Useful for introducing a unit and for revision.
Creating one
Manually — start from a blank map and build the nodes yourself.
With AI — give a topic and a target number of nodes. The estimate is shown before generating, and you can choose a quality tier.
The canvas
- Click a node to select it — the selected node is ringed, so you always know what you are editing
- Add a child from any node
- Drag nodes to arrange them; positions are kept when you add or delete
- Attach an image or a YouTube link to a node; the panel names the node it is editing and closes with the ✕ or by clicking empty canvas
- Full screen for presenting
Positions you dragged are preserved when the map changes. This used to reset and looked like the view jumping.
Rules and limits
- AI generation spends tokens; manual editing spends none.
- Regenerate is only offered for AI-generated maps. A hand-built map has no original brief to regenerate from, and offering it would discard your work.
- Maps can be published as a material for pupils.
Troubleshooting
"I cannot tell which node I am editing." The selected node has a ring, and the image panel names it in its header.
"Regenerate is missing." The map was created manually. That is deliberate.
"An image will not attach." Paste a direct image URL or a YouTube link. Other pages are not embedded.