Starting February 1, 2023 All DepEd Personnel will be using Microsoft Outlook eMail (How to Activate Account)

DepEd has terminated GMail services

After 10 years, 11 months, 9 days of FREE services provided by Google, the Department of Education has already removed its email services from GMail.

It was October 22, 2012, when former DepEd Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro sent the first email to all DepEd employees through GMail. It solved not just the communications problem of the most complex government agency but also provided FREE tools for teachers for their teaching and learning processes.

Today, moving forward, DepEd users will no longer be able to receive emails in GMail.

Further, please be informed that starting 1 February 2023, all DepEd personnel will be able to receive and send emails through their respective Microsoft Outlook (outlook.office.com) accounts using the same email address.

As to other DepEd personnel without @deped.gov.ph Microsoft accounts, they will receive their Microsoft username and temporary password in their respective DepEd Gmail accounts on or before 27 January 2023.

All users shall sign-in to their Microsoft 365 account at https://portal.office.com. Users who are signing in for the first time shall type in their new password for Microsoft 365 and setup their respective self-service password reset by providing their mobile number, alternate personal email address and/or answers to security questions. The new password used for signing-in should be always kept safe.

Should a user forget the password for Microsoft 365, they may request for a new password thru https://passwordreset.microsoftonline.com.

Microsoft 365 Adoption

QUA-OUT-011023-010
MEMORANDUM 12 January 2023

MICROSOFT 365 ADOPTION

The Department of Education (DepEd) provides tools and services for its employees, teachers and students that promote a culture of collaboration and communication and improve performance of tasks. The DepEd obtained these tools and services in the interest of education and public service. To further maximize these productivitytools, we would like to reiterate that all DepEd employees are provided with Microsoft 365 accounts such as:

a. Microsoft Outlook: An email and calendar application.

b. Word: A word processing tool that allows user to create, edit and format text documents.

c. Excel: A spreadsheet tool for organizing and analyzing data.

a. Microsoft Outlook: An email and calendar application.

b. Word: A word processing tool that allows user to create, edit and format text documents.

c. Excel: A spreadsheet tool for organizing and analyzing data.

d. PowerPoint: A tool for producing and editing slides and presentations.

e. OneNote: A digital notebook for taking notes, organizing information, and collaborating with others.

f. Teams: A communication and collaboration platform for chat, video conferencing, and file sharing OneDrive: A cloud storage service for storing and sharing files.

h. SharePoint: A web-based collaboration and document management platform

i. Microsoft Forms: A tool for creating surveys, quizzes, and polls.

j. Microsoft Planner. A tank and project management tool.

A schedule of webinars regarding trainings to be conducted and support materials will also be provided by the ICTS User Support Division to be available at

http://bit.ly/DepEdM365Support. 

Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance to this memorandum is directed.

Thank you.