Offline mode

There are options for accessing material without the internet. These do require some form of access initially such as going offline somewhere such as School, work, or other hotspot.

Google Drive

Google Help - Use Google Drive files offline

Setup offline mode first by going to Google Drive in Chrome

Click Settings cog at top right, then Settings

Then select Offline

Then install the offline Chrome extension

Open the file you want offline from Google Drive

From the File menu - Make a copy if needed first, then select Make available offline

Alternative method:

While in Google Drive, right click file & make available offline

It will then show with an offline icon next to the file name.

Google Drive File in Google Classroom

Open Google Classroom

Go into your Class, then teachers post with the file

From the File menu - Make a copy if needed first, then select Make available offline

Gmail

Google Help - Use Gmail offline

Open Gmail

Turn on offline mode by clicking the settings cog, then Settings

Then click offline, then Enable offline mail

leave the default settings then Save changes.

It will show a synchronise icon while it downloads the files to be offline

and once downloaded it will display a tick icon & show ready for offline when you hover the mouse over it