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Google Brings Gemini and NotebookLM Upgrades to Schools and Universities

Prime Highlights

  • Google is offering free AI literacy training to 6 million US educators through ISTE+ASCD, launching in the second week of May.
  • Gemini is being integrated into Moodle as an AI provider, with LTI-based access rolling out for educators in the second week of May.

Key Facts

  • Google is a global technology company known for Search, YouTube, Gmail, Google Cloud, and its AI platform, Gemini.
  • The research affiliate program with three US universities aims to expand institutional research capacity while reducing costs through access to Google’s AI infrastructure.

Background

Google has announced a set of new features in its AI-based education products, such as Gemini, NotebookLM, and Google Cloud, with schools and universities relying on artificial intelligence more and more in the teaching, learning, and research processes.

The company revealed the updates at the ASU+GSV Summit and Internet2 Community Exchange. The announcements focus on AI literacy training, expanded classroom tools, and new research partnerships.

In a major outreach effort, Google is offering free AI literacy training to 6 million K–12 and higher education educators across the US, in partnership with ISTE+ASCD. The training includes career certificates, AI modules, and access to Google’s AI tools. It will launch in the second week of May, with new modules added every month.

Google has also launched a research affiliate program with Purdue University, the University of Alabama, and the University of California, Riverside. It provides institutions with AI infrastructure, optimized hardware, and access to advanced models early, to increase research capacity at low costs.

On the classroom side, Google increased the usage quotas of NotebookLM to Education Plus clients and supported such tools as quizzes, flashcards, and audio summaries. Gemini is now available within Moodle as an AI provider, with full LTI integration coming in the second week of May.

Google also added NEET exam preparation to Gemini, joining existing SAT and JEE Main content, developed with partners including The Princeton Review, Physics Wallah, and Careers360.

Finally, Google is extending its data transfer tool to include Google Photos from the second week of May, allowing students to move personal content from institutional accounts when leaving an organisation.