# Google Drive

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## Description

**Drive Integration** connects a mentorAI to **Google Docs** and **Google Slides**, enabling it to generate **living documents and slide decks directly from chat**.

Instructors enable the tools once, learners authenticate, and the mentor returns a **shareable Google link** with the requested content (e.g., a curriculum gap-analysis template) in the desired format.

## Target Audience

**Instructor**

## Features

#### One-Click Tool Toggles

Enable **Google Docs** and/or **Google Slides** in the mentor’s **Tools** tab.

#### OAuth Authentication

A secure **Google sign-in popup** allows learners to link their account for document creation.

#### In-Chat Document Creation

Ask for a **doc or slide deck**, and mentorAI generates and returns a **Google Drive link** within the chat.

#### Format Control via Prompting

Output format follows your **System Prompt** (e.g., Markdown or rich text).

#### Works for Templates & Content

Generate **outlines, rubrics, gap-analysis templates, study guides, or slide summaries** seamlessly.

## How to Use (step by step)

#### Enable the Tools (Instructor)

1. Open the mentor’s **Settings → Tools**.
2. Toggle **Google Docs** and/or **Google Slides** **On**.


#### Authenticate (First Use per User)

1. In chat, click **Google Docs** (or **Google Slides**).
2. Complete the **Google sign-in popup** to authorize creation in your Drive.


#### Request the Asset

In chat, describe what you need. Example:

> “Suggest a template for documenting curriculum gap identifications in a course.”


Then ask:

> “Create this as a Google Doc and share the link.”


#### Receive the Link

- mentorAI generates the file and returns a **Google Docs/Slides URL** in chat.
- Click to open and continue editing in **Google Workspace**.


#### Control Formatting (Optional)

In **Prompts → System Prompt**, specify output format preferences. Examples:

- “Use rich text headings and tables in the Google Doc.”
- “Produce Markdown structure, then render to Google Docs.”


#### Iterate

- Request **revisions** (add sections, tables, slides).
- **Re-run** to update or create new versions as needed.


> 💡 Tip: Ensure your **Google Drive sharing settings** (domain-wide vs. specific users) match your intended distribution.


## Pedagogical Use Cases

#### Curriculum Artifacts

Auto-generate **gap-analysis templates**, assignment specifications, or rubrics.

#### Student Handouts

Produce formatted **study guides or lab sheets** as Docs and share them instantly.

#### Lecture Assets

Create **Slides** with summaries, objectives, and key diagrams drawn from mentor prompts.

#### Collaboration Kick-Off

Spin up **draft documents for group projects**, allowing teams to refine content directly in Drive.

#### Rapid Prototyping

Iterate on **syllabus changes, checklists, or assessment blueprints** without leaving chat.

With **Drive Integration**, your mentor can generate **polished Google Docs and Slides on demand**, streamlining course authoring and placing ready-to-edit files directly at your fingertips.