Last year, we launched Additionally, starter prompts on the student Gemini tab can now use context from Classroom to tailor Gemini interactions specifically to students’ schoolwork. This update transforms the existing starter prompts into highly contextualized experiences, eliminating the need to go back and forth between Classroom and Gemini to get support relevant to what they’re learning in the classroom.When a student clicks on one of these starter prompts, a new box now appears that allows them to select a specific class and assignment. The Gemini prompt will then incorporate the relevant title, assignment instructions, and curriculum materials as context directly from Google Classroom, ensuring that the resulting interaction is grounded in the student’s academic context.If Gemini in Classroom and the Gemini app are enabled, students will also be able to access “Learn with Gemini” when they hover over any assignment in “Due Soon” on the redesigned Classroom homepage. “Learn with Gemini” helps students get guided help or create study guides, practice quizzes, and flashcards – all based on their class curriculum.Access to the Gemini tab in Classroom is currently available globally in all Classroom-supported languages in which Gemini is also available.Getting startedAdmins:Access to the Gemini tab in Classroom is On by default for teachers and students of all ages, and is controlled using the Gemini in Classroom control. If Gemini in Classroom is currently turned off for students, access will remain off for all students, including students younger than 18.As an administrator of your organization’s Google Accounts, you can control who is allowed to use Gemini in Google Classroom. The student capabilities are only available to users:Whose role is defined as “Student” in ClassroomWho are in a group or OU with Gemini in Classroom set to OnWho are in a group or OU with Gemini Notebook set to On and/or Gemini set to OnNote: Users do not need to have both the Gemini app and Gemini Notebook set to On in order to see the Gemini tab. For example, if Gemini is set to Off, Gemini features will not be visible.If you would like to disable Gemini in Google Classroom for users who are under 18 years old, you can create an OU with only those users and turn off access for that OU only. Visit the Help Center to learn about managing access to Gemini in Classroom, Gemini app, Gemini Notebook, and the option to turn these services on or off for users in your Admin console.Ensure roles in Classroom are appropriately assigned to users. Learn more about teacher and student roles.End users:Navigate to the Gemini tab in the navigation bar in Google Classroom.When using generated content, you should always review the outputs as AI can make mistakes and refine the output so that it fits your context and local policies.Visit the Help Center to learn more about Gemini in Classroom and learn more about how to use generative AI for students.Rollout paceRapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on August 10, 2026, on the web and on August 17, 2026 on mobileAvailabilityEducation: Fundamentals, Standard, and PlusResourcesWorkspace Updates Blog: Gemini in Google Classroom is expanding to students in higher education Workspace Updates Blog: Students can now create personal class notebooks with NotebookLM in Google ClassroomGoogle Classroom Help: Learn about Gemini in Google ClassroomGoogle Classroom Help: Verify teachers and set permissionsGoogle Workspace Admin Help: Manage access to Gemini in ClassroomGoogle Workspace Admin Help: Control access to Google services by age