NotebookLM is an AI-powered research and thinking tool that helps users work with a specific set of uploaded sources. Instead of searching the open web, NotebookLM responds based on the materials you provide, making it a useful tool for analyzing instructional resources, supporting student inquiry, generating study materials, and helping learners synthesize information across sources. 

Many AI tools can generate helpful responses, but they can also produce information that is difficult to verify. NotebookLM helps address this concern by grounding responses in the sources added to a notebook.

Responsible use is critical. No matter how NotebookLM is used, it should always support student thinking, not replace it. But some uses are more beneficial for learning than others:

The BRIDGE Framework helps students use AI as a support tool instead of a shortcut. Each letter represents a responsible way students can use AI during the learning process—brainstorming, reviewing, improving, drafting, guiding, and editing—while keeping the thinking, decision-making, and final work in the student’s hands. Use the prompts below to help students pause and ask, “Is AI helping me learn, or is it doing the learning for me?”