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      Google Drive Integration

      The Google Drive Integration enables seamless content management within eduMe by allowing users to securely sync selected images and PDFs from their Google Drive accounts. Through a simple self-serve setup, this integration helps teams keep learning

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      Integration Benefits

      • ⚙️ Self-Serve Setup – Configure and connect Google Drive directly within eduMe without requiring technical support.
      • 🎨 Simplified Course Design – Use synced images in lessons, slides, and learning materials to create visually engaging content.
      • 💬 AI-Powered Learning – Learners can interact with the AI chatbot to ask questions based on synced PDF content, transforming static documents into interactive learning experiences.
      • 🔒 Secure by Design – All connections use Google’s secure authentication to ensure your data remains protected and access-controlled.

      Integration Outline

      Requirements

      To enable the integration, ensure you have access to a Google Drive account with one of the following permission levels:

      • User account (read-only)
      • Admin account (read-only)
      • Admin account (read and write)

      Additionally, confirm your Drive includes the images and PDFs you’d like to make available in eduMe.

      Steps

      1. Prepare Your Google Drive - Ensure your Drive contains the files (images and PDFs) you wish to connect to eduMe. Organise them into folders for easier selection and management.

      2. Enable the Google Drive Integration - Use eduMe’s self-serve integration functionality within eduMe platform as follows

        1. Navigate to Settings > 3rd party integrations > select Google Drive from the list of available integrations

        2. Click Configure Integration and follow the on-screen prompts to connect your Google account

        3. Choose the appropriate account and grant read access to allow eduMe to sync your files securely

           

        4. The user will now be navigated back to eduMe where you can choose your files/ folders for eduMe to access and finish the integration setup.

      3. Select and Sync Files -

        1. Once connected, choose the folders or files you’d like to sync and finish setup
        2. Click Sync Google Drive Account to start syncing your selected content. The process may take a few minutes - a “Last updated” timestamp will confirm when syncing is complete.

      4. Access Synced Content in eduMe

        1. Images – Available within the image library for use in lessons, slides, and course materials.

        2. PDFs – Extracted and processed content is made available through the AI chatbot, enabling learners to ask questions and receive contextual answers along with a downloadable link to the pdf.