Share and access notebooks & Gems

Share NotebookLM notebooks and Gemini Gems with students within the Gemini LTI™ tool. This allows easy access to course materials within your learning management system (LMS).

Share notebooks & Gems

Important:

• Only the instructors of the course can share notebooks and Gems through Gemini LTI™ integration.
  • Notebooks can only be shared with users in the same domain.
  • Gem sharing will follow any existing Google Drive sharing and/or Gem sharing policies admins have in place.
  • Students are granted read access to notebooks and Gems. Other instructors and admins are granted write access.
• Students can access the notebooks and Gems but cannot share them through Gemini LTI™.

You can add or remove existing notebooks and Gems to automatically share with students and co-instructors.

1. In Canvas or PowerSchool Schoology Learning, sign in with your admin or teacher account.
2. Open the course.
3. In the sidebar on the left, click Gemini LTI.
4. Create new or add existing items:
   • To create a new notebook or Gem:
     1. Click Create new.
     2. In the pop-up or new NotebookLM tab:
        1. Enter the title.
        2. Click Save.
     3. Click the newly created notebook or Gem to configure it.
   • To add existing notebooks or Gems:
     1. Click Add to course.
     2. Select the items.
     3. Click Add to course.

You can also add notebook or Gem links in your Rich Content Editor (RCE).

• In Canvas:
  1. To access "External tools" in your RCE, open the external Apps toolbar menu.
  2. Click Google Gemini.
  3. In the window that opens, click Select notebook or Select Gem Add to course Add.
• In PowerSchool Schoology Learning:
  1. In your Rich Text Editor, open the Insert content menu.
  2. Click Google Gemini.
  3. Select a notebook or Gem.
     • You can also add a notebook or Gem link as a material.

Access notebooks & Gems

If you’re a co-instructor or student, you can access shared notebooks and Gems through the Gemini LTI™ tool.

1. In Instructure Canvas or PowerSchool Schoology Learning, sign in with your account.
2. In the sidebar on the left:
   1. Click Courses.
   2. Select a course.
   3. Click Gemini LTI™.
3. Access notebooks and Gems.
   • You can find the notebooks under “Course notebooks.”
   • You can find the Gems under “Course Gems.”

Remove notebooks & Gems

If you’re an instructor, you can remove the notebooks and Gems you share through the Gemini LTI tool.

1. In Instructure Canvas or PowerSchool Schoology, sign in with your account.
2. In the sidebar on the left:
   1. Click Courses.
   2. Select a course.
   3. Click Gemini LTI.
3. In "Manage notebooks" or "Manage Gems," find the notebook or Gem you want to remove.
4. Click More Remove.

Tip: When you remove a notebook or Gem, users who got their access through Gemini LTI lose their access. They also lose access to any Gem knowledge files that were shared through Gemini LTI.

Related resources

• Learn about Gemini LTI™
• Create an assignment
• Configure Google Drive file sharing for Assignments LTI™/Google Drive LTI™
• Create and share a notebook in NotebookLM
• Turn Gem sharing on or off