# NotebookLM Feature Playbook

Use this playbook to make NotebookLM the main study console for `Claude Certification Quest`.

Verified against Google NotebookLM Help on 2026-06-17.

Official feature references:

- NotebookLM overview: `https://support.google.com/notebooklm/answer/16164461`
- Add sources: `https://support.google.com/notebooklm/answer/16215270`
- Chat and citations: `https://support.google.com/notebooklm/answer/16179559`
- Notes: `https://support.google.com/notebooklm/answer/16262519`
- Mind Maps: `https://support.google.com/notebooklm/answer/16212283`
- Audio Overviews: `https://support.google.com/notebooklm/answer/16212820`
- Video Overviews: `https://support.google.com/notebooklm/answer/16454555`
- Flashcards and Quizzes: `https://support.google.com/notebooklm/answer/16958963`
- Infographics: `https://support.google.com/notebooklm/answer/16758265`
- Slide Decks: `https://support.google.com/notebooklm/answer/16757456`
- Output language: `https://support.google.com/notebooklm/answer/16261963`
- Public notebooks: `https://support.google.com/notebooklm/answer/16322204`
- Notebooks in Gemini Apps: `https://support.google.com/notebooklm/answer/17003757`

## Feature Roles

| NotebookLM feature | Quest name | How learners use it |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sources | Source Library | The trusted course material. Learners learn that AI answers should come from evidence. |
| Source checkboxes | Source Filter | Learners select only the sources for the current world before asking questions. |
| Source Guide | Source Preview | Learners skim the auto-summary before asking questions. |
| Chat with citations | Source Detective Mode | Learners ask questions and click citations before trusting an answer. |
| Learning Guide chat style | Tutor Mode | Learners get step-by-step teaching instead of cold answers. |
| Custom chat style | Game Host Mode | Facilitators can ask NotebookLM to act like a friendly quest guide. |
| Saved notes | Inventory | Learners save definitions, model answers, and proof of learning. |
| Convert notes to sources | Memory Upgrade | Learners turn their own notes into new source material after each world. |
| Study Guide | Map | A world-by-world guide to the whole quest. |
| Briefing or overview note | Mission Brief | A short facilitator or learner recap before each session. |
| Mind Map | World Map | A visual map of how prompting, verification, safety, and workflows connect. |
| Flashcards | Memory Coins | Short recall practice before each checkpoint. |
| Quizzes | Checkpoint Battles | Low-stakes checks after teaching and practice. |
| Audio Overview, Deep Dive | Podcast Review Mode | Walking, driving, or passive review of the world. |
| Audio Overview, Brief | Two-Minute Recap | Quick review before a checkpoint. |
| Audio Overview, Critique | Coach Review | Feedback on a learner's AI User Passport or prompt set. |
| Audio Overview, Debate | Trust Challenge | Two-sided discussion of when AI is helpful and when it must be checked. |
| Video Overview, Explainer | Lesson Cutscene | Beginner-friendly explanation of a world. |
| Video Overview, Brief | Quick Cutscene | Short recap for learners who need one idea at a time. |
| Infographic | Wall Poster | Visual reminders for the prompt formula and safety rules. |
| Slide Deck | Instructor Deck | Facilitator presentation or group teaching deck. |
| Data Table, when available | Quest Ledger | A structured table of worlds, missions, media, badges, and proof of learning. |
| Output language | Language Portal | Learners can generate chat, study tools, audio, and video in another supported language. |
| Public notebook sharing | Quest Link | Optional read-only distribution for learners with Google accounts. |
| Notebook in Gemini | Field Mode | Optional place to chat with the notebook from Gemini; Studio artifacts stay in NotebookLM. |

## Source Library

Required sources:

- `source-pack.md`
- `mission-cards.md`
- `prompt-cards.md`
- `learner-workbook.md`
- `answer-key-and-rubric.md`
- `learner-passport-template.md`
- `notebooklm-teaching-bundle.md`
- `media-bundle-for-notebooklm.md`
- Official Anthropic/Coursera links from `source-pack.md`
- Official NotebookLM Help links listed above

Optional sources:

- `podcast-season.md`
- `video-storyboards.md`
- `shorts-and-reels.md`
- `media/project-files/scripts/*.txt`
- Podcast MP3 files from `media/audio/podcast/`

Important: NotebookLM supports uploaded audio files, but importing audio files from Google Drive is not supported. Upload audio directly if you want NotebookLM to reason over podcast audio.

## World Feature Map

| World | Required NotebookLM tools | Optional XP tools |
| --- | --- | --- |
| World 0 | Source Guide, Chat, Save to note, Study Guide | Brief Audio Overview |
| World 1 | Learning Guide chat, citations, saved notes | Mind Map branch for "Claude can / human checks" |
| World 2 | Flashcards, Quiz, custom chat prompt | Infographic for the prompt formula |
| World 3 | Source checkboxes, citations, Save to note | Debate Audio Overview about trust and verification |
| World 4 | Quiz, Infographic, saved safety note | Slide Deck safety mini-lesson |
| World 5 | Notes, Chat, Study Guide, source filtering | Critique Audio Overview for before-and-after prompts |
| Final Boss | Final Quiz, AI User Passport note, export notes | Video Overview and Slide Deck for review |

Use Data Table as a facilitator QA tool when it is available: generate a table with one row per world and columns for goal, source, NotebookLM artifact, Claude action, media asset, badge, and proof of learning.

## Beginner Console Rules

1. Start every world by selecting only the sources for that world.
2. Ask NotebookLM for a lesson before asking for a quiz.
3. Save the best answer as an inventory note.
4. Click at least one citation before marking an answer trusted.
5. Use flashcards before quizzes.
6. Use Audio or Video Overview only after the learner has read or heard the plain-language lesson.
7. Convert learner notes to sources only after removing private information.
8. Keep Claude practice separate from NotebookLM verification.

## Facilitator Safety Rules

- Do not upload private learner records, passwords, customer data, payment info, or confidential business documents.
- If a learner wants to practice with a real scenario, replace names, phone numbers, addresses, account numbers, and private details with fake placeholders.
- Remind learners that NotebookLM responses and generated media can be wrong, even when they are source-grounded.
- Do not rely on NotebookLM for medical, legal, financial, or other professional advice.
- Before sharing a public notebook, assume viewers may still access sources and artifacts.

## Minimum Live Notebook Standard

The live `Claude Certification Quest` notebook should contain:

- At least 8 core course sources.
- One whole-course study guide.
- One world map Mind Map.
- One learner FAQ or briefing note.
- One flashcard deck.
- One World 0 quiz.
- One Final Boss quiz.
- One Audio Overview.
- One Video Overview.
- One safety infographic.
- One facilitator or learner slide deck.
- One Data Table, if the feature is available in the account.
- Three saved inventory notes:
  - Basic AI words.
  - Prompt formula.
  - Safety shield.

When those exist, NotebookLM is no longer just a storage place. It is the course console.