1. Grab your video
First, find that YouTube video or a movie you love. Just double-check that it actually has captions (if it doesn't have a transcript, NotebookLM won't have anything to "read"). Copy that link.
2. Feed the "Notebook"
Head over to NotebookLM and start a new project. When it asks for a source, hit the YouTube button and paste your link. Give it a second to "digest" the video. Once you see the transcript pop up on the left, you’re in business.
3. Talk to it like an assistant
This is the part where you save an hour of prep. In the chat box at the bottom, don't just ask for "questions." Be specific so it mimics your teaching style.
Try saying something like:
"Hey, looking at this transcript, can you pull out 10 sentences that cover the big ideas? Turn them into a fill-in-the-blank worksheet for my students. Make sure the 'blanks' are the actual key terms, and stick an answer key at the end for me."
4. Tweak it (The "Teacher Polish")
The first draft is usually 90% there, but you might want to nudge it.
If it's too hard: Tell it, "Can you add a Word Bank at the top?"
If it's too easy: Tell it, "Make the sentences more complex by combining ideas."
5. Pin and Print
Once it looks good, hit that pin icon so it saves as a Note in your notebook. Then you can just copy-paste the whole thing into a Google Doc, format it with your school header, and you're done.
Quick Tip: I like to have it generate a "Summary" first. It helps me make sure the AI actually understood the "vibe" of the video before I have it start writing the quiz questions.
Also, if the video does not have a transcript (most YouTube videos do), you can just ask Notebook LM to make you a summary of the video, and then you can do a fill-in-the-blank from the summary of the video.
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