Teachers can utilize Cmap Tools for a variety of tasks that students perform. The software allows users, among other features, to:

• Search for information based on a concept map by which a student can use the Cmap to research information to learn more about the topic, leading to an improved map with linked resources, and iteratively proceed on another search - Record the process of constructing a Cmap for later playback, providing support to the teacher in what is considered to be a key aspect of concept mapping: the process of constructing a map
• Display a concept map and associated resources full-screen for oral presentations
• Graphically compare two Cmaps, allowing the teacher to compare the student’s map to his/hers for an initial evaluation. The concept map can thus become a tool around which the various activities of the learning process can be centered