Edumaps Updates & News - Autumn 2026

Read the news comfortably in full view by clicking the red "Presentation" button at the top left.

In the map view, every box containing text now has a speaker icon. One click reads the box aloud, first the title, then the content.

• The language is detected automatically per box (over 60 languages), ideal for foreign language teaching and reading support
• Available in the map view, in the single-box view and in shared columns
• MP3 download of the speech output directly at the icon
• Read-aloud can be switched off per map in the map settings

• Import via board link or JSON file
• Lists become columns, cards become boxes
• Descriptions, checklists and colours are carried over

• Simply paste the link to the pinboard or the share link, including from self-hosted TaskCards instances
• Columns, cards, colours and attachments are carried over, images in original size
• Alternatively, import from a saved HTML file is possible

• Conveniently created via the new dialog in the box editor
• New page My Checklists with all open items at a glance
• Each participant ticks off items for themselves, the map owner sees in the evaluation who has completed what

• Ideal for "I can" lists and self-assessments: A missing tick no longer automatically means "I can't"
• New overview table in the evaluation: per entry the number of ✓, ✗ and no answer
• Evaluation exportable as CSV as before

• Topic map: from a topic, your own text or an uploaded document
• Quiz: from a topic or a document, the AI uses only the content of the file as its basis
• Supported formats include PDF, Word, text files and photos of printed pages

Available on www.edumaps.de and nrw.edumaps.de, AI activation is being prepared in Hesse and Lower Saxony.

• Each member receives their own copy and works independently
• The teacher finds all copies collected in an automatically created folder

• The protection applies only to the original map, copies are created without protection
• The owner can recognise protected maps by the lock icon

• Protects the account even if the password falls into the wrong hands
• The code is sent to the registered email address

• Previously uploaded files appear as thumbnails
• Insert into the box with one click, without uploading again
• Older files can be conveniently loaded on demand

• Open the box via its edit link (three dots on the box, then Share, then Edit). In the single view, an edit button appears directly on the content.
• On the desktop, use the arrows to the left and right of the box to move to the previous or next box.
• On the smartphone, there is a dedicated navigation below the box for this.

• Underlines with double plus signs ++word++
• Highlights (like with a highlighter) with double equals signs ==word==

• Clear choice between text colour, fill background and highlight text
• Clicking a colour mark in the text opens the colour picker again, the colour can be changed or removed directly
• New: enter custom colours by colour code, for example your school's colour

• TaskCards: the pinboard's background image and background colour are carried over as well
• Improved transfer of media and clearer notes when individual files could not be transferred

• New user list with a better overview
• Revised pages for inviting, merging and bulk deleting accounts

• The school admin (or the media centre) enters the username under Invite Users
• At the next login, the teacher sees an invitation to the school and accepts or declines it with one click
• All maps and uploads are retained, after acceptance the storage space of the school licence applies (5 GB)

• Expandable questions, live search with hit counter and highlighting of matches
• Back-to-top button and direct link to every question
• Numerous new entries, including on text recognition, billing and the imports