Module 3: You Do Together — Team Exploration With NotebookLM Inside PLC Practice
Upload an instructional text you teach, generate a Studio output, and use I Notice / I Wonder to decide—together—which Studio tools can realistically support classroom instruction and student learning.
This lesson will walk you through what you’ll have your teachers doing for their next PLC activity. As you go through the activity on your own, identify places where you think your teachers will need more support or clarification.
Key Expectation: Uploaded Sources Only
Confirm your notebook is grounded in uploaded sources only. If a web option is available, do not use web search today. We want outputs aligned to your text and easy to verify.
Reminder: NotebookLM can be inaccurate. Treat outputs as drafts and double check against the source.
Team Workflow (30–40 minutes)
Step 1: Upload the instructional text (2–3 minutes)
Add your approved instructional text to the notebook’s Sources/Knowledge bank. Use a text you actually teach (public article, curriculum PDF, textbook excerpt, primary source, lab reading, dense passage).
Step 2: Choose and generate one Studio output (5–7 minutes)
Go to Studio and choose one output:
Audio Overview
Video Overview
Mind Map
Reports
Flashcards
Quiz
Infographic
Slide Deck
Data Table
Studio output selected:
Generate it. Your output will be saved in Studio.
Step 3: Individual “I Notice / I Wonder” (3 minutes)
Each person writes:
I Notice… (accuracy, what it emphasized, what it missed, tone, clarity)
I Wonder… (instructional usefulness, risks, revisions, student impact)
Step 4: Team discussion — Which Studio tools are useful for instruction? (10 minutes)
Round 1: Noticing (share 1 I Notice each)
As a group, capture patterns:
What seems accurate and supported by the text?
What seems unclear, missing, or overly confident?
Round 2: Wondering (share 1 I Wonder each)
As a group, decide:
How could this support instruction (prep, lesson delivery, student study supports)?
What student group might it help most?
Where could it mislead or oversimplify?
What would we revise before using it?
Team takeaway:
“This Studio tool could help us with _____________________________.”
Step 5: Verification Check (non-negotiable) (5–8 minutes)
Use the source text to confirm key claims:
“Where is that in the text?”
If you can’t find it, mark it as needs verification.
Verified strengths:
Needs revision/verification:
Step 6: Decide next step + guardrail (3–5 minutes)
Choose one:
Use / Revise / Skip (circle one)
If Use: How will we use it this week to support instruction?
If Revise: What one change is required first?
If Skip: Why isn’t this the right Studio tool for this text/task?
One guardrail we will follow every time:
(Examples: “Uploaded sources only.” “Web off unless approved.” “Verify before sharing.” “Treat outputs as drafts.”)
Exit Artifact (2 minutes)
Each teacher submits:
One I Notice
One I Wonder
One guardrail
(Optional) One Studio tool they want to test next time: _______________
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