A useful AI study session starts with material you trust. This beginner exercise turns a short set of notes into a revision guide, practice questions and a list of gaps to revisit. You do not need to write code.
What you need: your own notes or material you have permission to upload, a browser and access to Google’s notebook tool. Its current help pages call it Gemini Notebook. Feature availability and limits depend on your account. Official getting-started guide · Checked 27 September 2026.
Step 1: Choose one small topic
Start with two or three pages about a single topic, such as database keys or basic probability. Remove student IDs, private messages and other people’s personal information. Give the source a descriptive name so you can recognise it later.
Step 2: Create a notebook and add the source
Open Google’s notebook tool, create a new notebook and choose the source-upload option. Add your material. Google explains that each notebook has its own sources; do not assume it can see material in another notebook.
Step 3: Ask for a focused study guide
Use the Chat panel to ask about the uploaded material. Try this original MVR practice prompt:
Using only my uploaded notes, explain the five most important ideas in plain English. For each idea, give one example and identify the supporting source passage. If the notes do not support an answer, say so. Finish with three questions I should ask my teacher.
Step 4: Check before you memorise
Read the supporting passages yourself. Check definitions, units, formulas and exceptions. If a claim cannot be traced to your material, mark it as unverified instead of copying it into your final notes. Ask a teacher or consult an authoritative textbook when sources disagree.
Step 5: Test your understanding
The official guide lists study-guide reports, flashcards and quizzes among the Studio outputs. If available in your account, generate a small quiz. Alternatively, ask Chat to give you one question at a time and withhold the answer until you respond.
Keep a mistake log with three columns: question, why I got it wrong, and my corrected explanation. Revisit the mistakes the following day without opening the answers first.
Finish with something you can explain
Your goal is a one-page guide you understand, not a large document you have never checked. Explain the topic aloud in two minutes. If you get stuck, that is your next revision target. This walkthrough follows the provider’s documentation; it is not a claim of hands-on testing across every account or device.
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