Educators and students can now share Gemini Canvas creations

Educators and students can now share Gemini Canvas creations directly to Google Classroom

Educators and students of all ages can now seamlessly attach Gemini Canvas artifacts, like websites, quizzes, interactive games, infographics, and more, to Google Classroom assignments and posts. Right from Gemini Canvas, users can click on the “Share to to Classroom” button. This update allows users to enrich their classroom communication and coursework by embedding interactive materials directly into their existing workflows.

By removing the friction of exporting or linking external files, this feature helps teachers diversify their lesson materials and enables students to share creative outputs more efficiently. The integration ensures that rich, interactive media is easily accessible to everyone in the class, supporting a more engaging and dynamic digital learning environment.

Getting started

Admins:
- The ability to share Gemini Canvas artifacts will be ON by default and can be managed via a new Admin console setting. Additionally, sharing is governed by your organization’s existing Drive sharing policies. If Drive content is set to be shareable outside the organization, your Gemini assets will be as well. Visit the Help Center to learn more.
- To share Gemini Canvas artifacts to Google Classroom, students and educators must also be in a group or OU with Gemini set to On. Visit the Help Center to learn more about turning Gemini on or off for users.
End users: There is no end user setting for this feature. If enabled by your admin, you can share your Gemini canvases and media to Classroom, select Share > Share to Classroom > select the class and/or assignment you want to share it with. Visit the Help Center to learn more about Gemini.

Rollout pace

Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Available now

Availability

Education: Education Fundamentals, Standard, and Plus

Resources

Google Workspace Updates Blog: Share chats, canvases, and generated media from the Gemini app securely via Google Drive
Google Workspace Admin Help: Turn conversation sharing on or off
Google Workspace Admin Help: Turn the Gemini app on or off

Yes, Google has officially integrated Gemini Canvas directly with Google Classroom, allowing educators and students to seamlessly attach interactive creations to class assignments and posts. [1]

This update removes the friction of exporting files or sharing external links by embedding a native “Share to Classroom” button directly inside the Gemini Canvas interface. [1, 2]

What Can Be Shared?

Users can instantly push highly interactive, AI-generated artifacts straight into their Google Classroom workflows, including: [1, 2, 3]

Custom Websites and web prototypes.
Personalized Quizzes and flashcards.
Interactive Games (such as trivia or custom educational apps).
Infographics and visual concept diagrams. [1, 4, 5, 6, 7]

Why This Matters for Workflows

For Educators: It provides a streamlined way to diversify lesson plans. Instead of relying on passive reading materials, teachers can generate a dynamic tool (like an interactive simulation or game) in Gemini Canvas and distribute it to students in seconds. [1, 2]
For Students: It offers a frictionless path to turn in creative outputs, coding projects, or study guides directly to an assignment without dealing with raw code or download files. [1, 2, 4]
Centralised Ecosystem: It bridges the gap between Google’s generative AI sandbox and their primary learning management system (LMS), keeping the interactive media accessible to everyone in the class. [1, 8]

Quick Requirements Checklist

Age Check: This integration is available to school accounts, typically managed under institution age-based settings (often active by default for users 18 and older, with younger student support expanding via admin consoles). [5, 9]
Admin Controls: Workspace administrators must have the Gemini App and Canvas feature toggled on within their Google Admin Console for the feature to appear. [9, 10]