As part of my daily routine, I scan dozens of blogs, visit a handful of Facebook groups, and skim through Twitter.
The goal: find the most helpful resources, tools, and articles that I can share with my teacher friends (that’s you!). Here are my favorite links for March 2026!
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March Google EDU Update
1. NotebookLM Studio Updates – The “studio” in NotebookLM is getting some nice upgrades including improved infographics, video overviews, and slide deck revisions. This update gives NotebookLM improved content creation features, similar to Gemini.
2. Gemini conversation sharing – You can now share Gemini conversations with someone else in your domain. This is helpful if you have a great prompt that you want to share with a colleague, or your students want to cite their use of Gemini. Note that this feature must be enabled by your IT administrator.
3. Gemini in Chrome – This feature has been available for Mac and PC users, but it only recently rolled out to Chromebooks. Gemini in Chrome lets you use Gemini as you browse the web to summarize, ask questions, compare products, etc. This feature is not typically available for student Chromebooks.
4. Gemini can remember your preference – Google is expanding access to “personal intelligence” for personal Gmail accounts. This feature allows Gemini to remember details about your life (i.e. I’m allergic to garlic) to refine its recommendations. This feature is NOT currently available for education domains due to privacy regulations.
5. Publish your vibe coded app to Teacher Hive – This site is maintained by educator Tony Vincent as a quick and easy way to publish AI generative learning applications for students. No ads, no scams, it just works! Thank you Tony!
6. Google AI Studio – If you have been vibe coding with Gemini, and are ready to design more sophisticated and complex applications, Google AI studio is your next destination. This developer platform brings together several powerful tools to help you vibe code complex applications.
7. 10 ways elementary teachers can use AI – This list came out of a webinar that I hosted for a large group of elementary teachers. Hopefully there is something here that can inspire your use of AI!
8. Managing Google Lens – a lot of teachers have expressed frustration with students using Google Lens (visual AI search) to cheat on Math assignments. This blog post discusses some of the ways IT admins can limit access to Google Lens.
9. End of year project ideas – looking for a creative way to summarize student learning? This presentation contains a list of 5 creative projects you can incorporate into the final few months of the school year.
10. Creating “TikTok Video” in the Classroom – Students love short-form video…why not use this interest to your advantage? Here are three ways you can incorporate short-form video in your classroom (no TikTok required!)
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