Google-powered emails for DepEd

CEBU, Philippines - The Department of Education (DepEd) has announced in its website that all of their employees, including teachers, can now register for their official DepEd email accounts.

DepEd secretary Armin Luistro said that through this step, work and communication in the department will be easier with a more efficient process of transmittal and exchange of information and correspondence.

The DepEd email account is powered by Google and not only includes the email service but also many applications and tools that are useful in office management, classroom management, and file storage.

DepEd-7 Regional Education program supervisor Victor Yntig said that this is a beneficial program of DepEd especially in information dissemination.

“This is a good development in DepEd and makatabang gyud ni ug maayo, ilabi na ang information dissemination, ma-improve and ma-develop na. Ma-enhance na pod and mawala na ang atong problem for the dissemination of information, (This really helps especially in improving and developing information dissemination,)” said Yntig.

The nextping website, a website sharing news from DepEd, stated that the latter goes cloud computing by signing up with Google Apps for Education.

“From editing reports, to sharing teaching materials, Google Apps will allow DepEd employees to connect and collaborate in real time,” the website stated.

DepEd hopes that the users will utilize the applications and the email service to facilitate a better work process.

To register for one’s DepEd email account, one must confirm that he or she is a bona fide employee of the department. Registration will require TIN and contact details.  (FREEMAN)