Can I embed this in a Canvas, Google Classroom, or Moodle course?

Yes, as long as the LMS page supports pasting an iframe or embedding external HTML — most LMS platforms allow this in a page, assignment description, or module item.

Is this suitable for younger students?

Yes. The click-to-reveal format works well for younger students because it breaks a dense diagram into small labeled pieces they can explore at their own pace instead of reading one large block of text.

Can students use this on tablets during class?

Yes. Hotspots are touch-friendly and the layout is responsive, so it works the same on classroom tablets, Chromebooks, or interactive whiteboards.

Which diagrams work best as a starting image?

Anything with labeled parts, locations, or a timeline: a cell diagram, a historical battle map, a circuit schematic, a plant life cycle, or a floor plan of a building being studied. If a static version needs a legend or a numbered key, it's a good candidate.

How does the surrounding page stay indexable if the diagram is an iframe?

Search engines can't read inside the iframe, so treat the embed as an illustration, not the content. Keep the hotspot labels and a short summary of what the diagram covers in real text on the page above or below the embed — that text is what gets indexed and ranks.

Can I reuse one diagram across multiple sections or semesters?

Yes. Publish it once and paste the same iframe into every section's page. If a label or date needs correcting, edit the hotspot once and every embedded copy updates automatically.

Do students need an account or app to view it?

No. The embedded page opens in any browser, including on a shared classroom Chromebook, with no login and no app install.

Can I grade or track whether students clicked through the hotspots?

Interactive Image doesn't include analytics or grading — it's a content format, not a quiz tool. Pair it with your LMS's own completion tracking if you need to confirm students opened the page.

Use case · Education

Diagrams students click through instead of just read.

Label a biology diagram, a historical map, or a machine's parts with hotspots, then embed it in your LMS, slides, or course website.

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Interactive Image editor with numbered hotspots placed on a labeled diagram for a course page — The editor: click to drop a hotspot, drag to fine-tune, then write the popup content on the right.

Labeled diagrams

Turn a textbook-style diagram into hotspots students click one at a time instead of a wall of labels and lines.

Historical maps and timelines

Mark locations or events on a map image, each with a short explanation or linked source.

LMS-ready embed

One iframe drops into a Canvas page, Google Site, or Moodle module the same way a video embed would.

What you get

Great for biology, geography, history, and engineering diagrams
Touch-friendly hotspots work on classroom tablets and Chromebooks
Embeds in most LMS platforms via iframe or HTML block
Breaks dense diagrams into bite-sized, click-to-reveal pieces
Reuse one diagram across multiple lessons or courses
No login required for students to view the embedded page

What to write in each hotspot popup

A diagram built for a lesson needs less text per hotspot than a product diagram does — students are scanning for one concept at a time, not comparison-shopping specs. Aim for a title, a one-sentence definition or fact, and, where it helps, a link to a source or a related reading.

Subject	Hotspot title	Popup content
Biology (cell diagram)	Mitochondria	One-sentence function, plus a link to the textbook chapter
History (battle map)	Troop position, 6am	Date, commanding officer, and what happened next
Geography (world map)	Capital city	Population, region, a photo
Engineering (machine diagram)	Governor assembly	What it regulates and how it fails

Building a lesson-ready interactive diagram

Upload the diagram, map, or infographic to Interactive Image.
Place a hotspot on each labeled part, location, or event.
Write a short explanation for each hotspot — a definition, a date, or a linked source.
Copy the embed code and paste it into your LMS page, course website, or slide deck link.
Reuse the same diagram in future course sections without rebuilding it.

Copying the iframe embed snippet after publishing an interactive diagram for a course page

Where it gets embedded

The most common home is an LMS content page — a Canvas page, a Google Site module, or a Moodle "page" resource, all of which accept an HTML/iframe block. It also works well as a standalone course-website page linked from a syllabus, or inside a slide deck as a "click here to explore" link during a lecture. Because the embed is just an iframe, it drops into any of these the same way a YouTube video would.

Mobile, tap behavior, and accessibility

On a phone or tablet, hotspots become tap targets sized for a finger rather than a mouse pointer, and the popup opens as a full-width card so nothing gets clipped off-screen — see hotspot alignment on mobile for how that positioning works. Hotspots are keyboard-navigable and include alt text, which matters for a classroom with students using screen readers or a keyboard-only setup; see image map accessibility for the details.

Keeping the page indexable around the iframe

Search engines and some LMS search tools can't read the content inside an iframe, so a page that's only an embedded diagram with no surrounding text won't rank for the topic it covers. Write a short paragraph above the embed describing what the diagram shows, and list the key hotspot labels as plain text below it (a simple bulleted recap works). That gives crawlers — and students using browser "find on page" — something to match against, while the interactive version stays the main teaching tool. For course creators building this alongside other materials, see the interactive image maker or the blog for more ideas.

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