Gemini Gems and Notebooks are items that live in your Yale Eli Apps Google account. The Gemini LTI just provides a convienent and direct way to share these tools with courses without needing to manually add users. As a result, users will retain access to Gems and Notebooks unless some action is taken by the instructor. This article aims to provide some recommendations on how to approach configuring and managing Gems / Notebooks for use across semesters and courses.
Gemini LTI is Configured for Yale Google Accounts
Users must use a Yale Eli Apps Google account. Personal / non-Yale Google accounts are not accepted and will fail to load the Gemini LTI tool in Canvas @ Yale. If you do not have a Yale Eli Apps account, please contact the ITS Help Desk or your school’s IT support service.
Request Access to Gemini LTI for Fall 2026 / Spring 2027
Please indicate your interest in using Gemini LTI for the Fall 2026 or Spring 2027 term. Please complete the AI & Ed Tech Pilot form once for each tool you are interested in requesting, and you can indicate up to 2 courses per submission. While completing this form is not a guarantee, we will make ever effort to provide licenses for next year.
Table of Contents
This article will address the following information:
Naming Conventions for Gems / Notebooks
Instructors may see multiple Gems and Notebooks when selecting to add an existing item through the Gemini LTI. To assist instructors with selecting the correct Gem or Notebook when their option of Gems / Notebooks perhaps becomes too large to reasonably keep track of, we recommend that item names should include enough specific detail to distinguish one course or semester from another.
Recommended Naming Pattern:
- Course number (Term) - Purpose
Examples:
- HIST 210 (FA26) - Primary Source Analysis Gem
- CHEM 101 (FA26) - Lab Notebook Helper
- ENGL 120 (SP27) - Draft Revision Coach
We recommend avoiding generic names like:
- Demo Gem
- Class Notebook
- Student Helper
- Research Bot
Additionally, these Gems and Notebooks will appear in the "Shared with me" spaces of Gemini for students, so having clearly named items will also assist students in locating Gems / Notesbooks quickly if they are navigating through their Eli Apps account to these resources as opposed to directly from your Canvas course site and the Gemini LTI tool.
Reusing Gemini Items Across Semesters / Courses
We recommend that Instructors avoid reusing the exact same Gem / Notebook across multiple semesters unless they intentionally want prior users to remain associated with it.
Recommended practice:
- Make a fresh copy of a Gem / Notebook for each course and semester.
- Use a clear naming convention, such as:
- ENGL 114 (FA26) - Research Coach
- SPAN 130 (SP27) - Conversation Practice Gem
- Remove Gems / Notebooks from old Canvas courses when they are no longer needed / users no longer need access to them.
- Check the sharing permission list on the Gem / Notebook before reusing it.
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