March 23, 2026

Mind Maps transform your uploaded content into an interactive visual diagram that shows how ideas connect. NotebookLM automatically identifies key concepts and organizes them into branches, helping you see the big picture and the supporting details all at once. Think of it like an instant concept map built straight from your materials.

📌 Key features:

• • • The map organizes main ideas and subtopics into connected branches for easy visualization.

    • It helps break down complex topics into manageable chunks.

    • You can click into sections to explore relationships and better understand how concepts tie together.

How to generate a Mind Map:

Flashcards turn your notebook content into ready-to-use study questions and answers. NotebookLM pulls out important terms, concepts, and explanations directly from your uploaded sources. Think of it as automatic test prep created from your own documents.

📌 Key features:

• • Generates question-and-answer style cards from your materials.

  • Focuses on key vocabulary, concepts, and important details.

  • Great for review, reinforcement, or quick knowledge checks without creating materials from scratch.

First, you will need to:  

• • Log in

  • Create a Notebook

  • Upload some curriculum sources for something you're teaching in the next few weeks

  • Ask the chat some questions

  • Familiarize yourself with the interface

  • See the 3/2/26  newsletter for help with any of this

The features we tried last week: 

• • Generate an Audio Overview - see how you like it. How could you incorporate that into your instruction?

  • Generate a Video Overview - see how you like it. How could you incorporate that into your instruction? 

  • See last week's newsletter for help with any of this

The new things to try this week:

• Generate a Mind Map - Could this be used to spark discussions about connections in material? 

• Generate some Flashcards - How could you do these as a class? Make it fun? 

Next week, we'll look at the quiz and infographic features! 

This teacher on TikTok has an interesting approach to handling those long group projects in her class! She has two videos about her structure. Take a few minutes and watch them! Maybe this structure could help you in planning those end-of-the-year projects. 

Follow her on TikTok @alldayapril if you like her content!