Google is expanding Study Notebooks in Gemini to school- and work-issued accounts, bringing its personalized learning tools to a much wider group of users.

The company announced the expansion on September 22, saying users of all ages signed into a school- or work-issued Google account can now access Study Notebooks when both the Gemini app and Gemini Notebook are enabled by their administrator.

Study Notebooks first arrived in the Gemini app in June as a dedicated learning space designed to turn Gemini into a more interactive and adaptive study tool. Instead of simply answering questions, the feature uses a user’s learning goal and uploaded materials to create lessons, quizzes and a personalized path through the subject.

Gemini can build a study plan around your materials

To create a Study Notebook, users open the Gemini app, select “New notebook” from the sidebar and choose the “Study and learn” option. They can then tell Gemini what they’re studying and upload relevant materials, such as class notes, reading materials or other sources.

Gemini can use those materials to assess what the learner already knows. Users can request progress-check quizzes that help identify strengths and knowledge gaps, giving the system a baseline for tailoring subsequent lessons.

The June launch described a similar process in which students could upload a syllabus, notes and other class materials before taking a diagnostic quiz. Gemini then used the results to identify areas that needed more attention.

From there, Study Notebooks provide short, personalized lessons with built-in practice quizzes. Users can also stop during a lesson and ask questions without leaving the study experience.

Google says the learning experience is grounded in the class materials provided by the user. That is particularly relevant for school accounts, where keeping AI-generated lessons aligned with the curriculum can be more useful than relying on generic explanations.

A dashboard keeps track of progress

Study Notebooks also include a progress dashboard that tracks learning over time. Gemini breaks a learning goal into individual objectives and organizes them into topics, identifying areas as “Strengths” or “Focus areas” based on quiz performance.

The original June rollout went further, describing a system that could break learning goals into more than 100 specific learning objectives and automatically update the dashboard as students completed additional quizzes.

That makes Study Notebooks different from simply asking Gemini to explain a chapter or generate a quiz. The feature is designed to maintain an ongoing picture of what the learner has covered and where additional practice may be useful.

Google also positioned Study Notebooks as a tool for standardized-test preparation. When it launched, the company highlighted SAT preparation and said it was adding exams including JEE, NEET, ENEM, ACT and GRE.

Now available through Google Workspace

The latest expansion makes Study Notebooks available to Google Workspace customers and Workspace Individual subscribers outside the European Economic Area, while personal Google accounts can use the feature globally. Google says the feature will reach users in the EEA in the coming weeks.

For organizations, access is controlled by administrators. A user must be in a group or organizational unit where both Gemini and Gemini Notebook are enabled. There is no separate end-user setting for Study Notebooks.

The rollout began gradually for Rapid Release domains on September 17, with Google saying feature visibility could take up to 15 days.

The move also broadens the potential use of Study Notebooks beyond traditional students. Google describes the feature as suitable for learning a school subject or picking up a new skill, while the Workspace rollout gives organizations a way to make the same learning-oriented Gemini experience available through managed school and workplace accounts.

For schools, that could mean students working with their own curriculum and class materials inside Gemini. For workplaces, the same system could be used around training materials, professional development or other structured learning goals.

Study Notebooks therefore sit somewhere between a traditional AI chatbot and a dedicated learning platform. Gemini still provides the explanations and interactive assistance, but the notebook adds a persistent collection of source material, assessments, lessons and progress tracking around the learning goal.