First of all I would like to thank The Almighty for His never-ending blessings so we can

conduct another flag ceremony today. Good morning to the honored Head Master, fellow
teachers, school administration staffs, and my students. Today, August 10th 2018 marks the
National Technology Revival Day. Therefore my speech today will contains some information
which related to technology. Technology becomes the most eminent factor in today’s world.
People cannot be separated from technology because it makes the people’s lives easier. Let
us take a look for the example at the smallest range which is our school. We cannot deny that
technology is very useful for education. School is well equipped with technological tools such
as computers, internet, telephone, and any other technological devices. The internet
availability in school helps the students to obtain unlimited lessons or information in just
one-click.

Technology helps the students to communicate with more people even with those who live
outside Indonesia. This will assist the student to make a networking which will be beneficial
for their future careers. Technology increases the student engagement and motivation in
learning process, teachers use technological devices such as in-focus screen in the classroom
to make the learning process becomes less boring. As I have mentioned before, technology
gives the student access to the most current information which available online. They can
access or download e-books or journal in the website so the lesson will be more attractive
and varied. BUT, there are some buts. Not all of the impacts caused by technology are
positive, technology could be very dangerous if you cannot manage it. Moreover nowadays
students are equipped with a mobile phone. Is there anyone of you who does not have any
mobile phone? No, right? See every student has it. Mobile phone is very personal so
sometimes it is quite hard for the parents to supervise the children. Instead of waiting for the
adults to supervise you, I want to warn you because I am sure you are mature enough to see
what is right or wrong for you.

Dear my students,

The technological developments offer you many applications to download which are
compatible with your mobile phone. Let us say, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram,
WhatsApp, Telegram, Path, and so on and so forth, they are all available for you. However
do you know that those kekinian or updated applications will ruin your life if you could not
manage them well? The simplicity of getting everything served through one click is actually
dangerous. Many malicious contents are spreading through internet such as porn, gamble,
bullying, illegal transaction, and even terrorism. Those things are obviously do not
appropriate with high school students like you. Without further guidance, students or
underage kids can access porn sites, video or picture through YouTube. That will be a factor
which leads the teenagers into free sex or teenager promiscuity. Twitter and Facebook are
social media platforms to communicate with people around the globe but these social media
can give negative impacts such as cyber bullying and even abduction. The students are
mentally labile, they tend to express what they want to say in the Facebook profile or Tweet
their opinions boldly. Students like you might think that you are free to express yourself in
your social media profile without considering the side effect, your tweets might indirectly
leads into cyber bullying or it probably less favorable for some people. Regarding to
abduction, there are so many cases happened even here in Indonesia. The teenager meets a
new acquaintance in Facebook then they agreed to meet each other somewhere, the worst
case can be leads into rape, theft, and abduction. The last example is Instagram, Instagram is
an application to share your daily life through pictures. Not all of you are coming from high
class family, students like you see your friend’s post on Instagram and you feel envy about it.
The worst case is theft, someone are stealing to buy luxurious item like what is shown on his
friend’s Instagram picture. I hope that my students will use the technology wisely. Moreover I
encourage you to use the technology to maximize your potential. That’s all from me, Thank
you very much.
Pidato Bahasa Inggris: Dampak Buruk
Teknologi Kekinian (Negative Effects of
Technology)


Pidato di bawah ini merupakan pidato yang disampaikan oleh seorang Guru SMA untuk
mengisi acara Upacara Bendera yang bertepatan denga Hari Kebangkitan Teknologi
Nasional. Beliau menyampaikan bahwa teknologi memiliki banyak sekali dampak positif
khususnya di sekolah. Namun, teknologi juga memiliki dampak buruk bagi siswa sekolah.
Sehingga Guru menghimbau anak-anak muridnya untuk menggunakan teknologi dengan
baik.

English

First of all I would like to thank The Almighty for His never-ending blessings so we can
conduct another flag ceremony today. Good morning to the honored Head Master, fellow
teachers, school administration staffs, and my students. Today, August 10th 2018 marks the
National Technology Revival Day. Therefore my speech today will contains some information
which related to technology. Technology becomes the most eminent factor in today’s world.
People cannot be separated from technology because it makes the people’s lives easier. Let
us take a look for the example at the smallest range which is our school. We cannot deny that
technology is very useful for education. School is well equipped with technological tools such
as computers, internet, telephone, and any other technological devices. The internet
availability in school helps the students to obtain unlimited lessons or information in just
one-click.

Technology helps the students to communicate with more people even with those who live
outside Indonesia. This will assist the student to make a networking which will be beneficial
for their future careers. Technology increases the student engagement and motivation in
learning process, teachers use technological devices such as in-focus screen in the classroom
to make the learning process becomes less boring. As I have mentioned before, technology
gives the student access to the most current information which available online. They can
access or download e-books or journal in the website so the lesson will be more attractive
and varied. BUT, there are some buts. Not all of the impacts caused by technology are
positive, technology could be very dangerous if you cannot manage it. Moreover nowadays
students are equipped with a mobile phone. Is there anyone of you who does not have any
mobile phone? No, right? See every student has it. Mobile phone is very personal so
sometimes it is quite hard for the parents to supervise the children. Instead of waiting for the
adults to supervise you, I want to warn you because I am sure you are mature enough to see
what is right or wrong for you.

Dear my students,

The technological developments offer you many applications to download which are
compatible with your mobile phone. Let us say, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram,
WhatsApp, Telegram, Path, and so on and so forth, they are all available for you. However
do you know that those kekinian or updated applications will ruin your life if you could not
manage them well? The simplicity of getting everything served through one click is actually
dangerous. Many malicious contents are spreading through internet such as porn, gamble,
bullying, illegal transaction, and even terrorism. Those things are obviously do not
appropriate with high school students like you. Without further guidance, students or
underage kids can access porn sites, video or picture through YouTube. That will be a factor
which leads the teenagers into free sex or teenager promiscuity. Twitter and Facebook are
social media platforms to communicate with people around the globe but these social media
can give negative impacts such as cyber bullying and even abduction. The students are
mentally labile, they tend to express what they want to say in the Facebook profile or Tweet
their opinions boldly. Students like you might think that you are free to express yourself in
your social media profile without considering the side effect, your tweets might indirectly
leads into cyber bullying or it probably less favorable for some people. Regarding to
abduction, there are so many cases happened even here in Indonesia. The teenager meets a
new acquaintance in Facebook then they agreed to meet each other somewhere, the worst
case can be leads into rape, theft, and abduction. The last example is Instagram, Instagram is
an application to share your daily life through pictures. Not all of you are coming from high
class family, students like you see your friend’s post on Instagram and you feel envy about it.
The worst case is theft, someone are stealing to buy luxurious item like what is shown on his
friend’s Instagram picture. I hope that my students will use the technology wisely. Moreover I
encourage you to use the technology to maximize your potential. That’s all from me, Thank
you very much.
Indonesian

Pertama-tama saya ingin mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Yang Maha Kuasa atas berkat-
Nya yang melimpah sehingga kita dapat melaksanakan upacara bendera seperti biasanya hari
ini. Selamat pagi saya ucapkan kepada Bapak Kepala Sekolah yang terhormat, rekan guru,
staf administrasi sekolah, dan murid-murid yang saya banggakan. Hari ini, 10 Agustus 2018
menandai Hari Kebangkitan Teknologi Nasional. Oleh karena itu pidato saya hari ini akan
berisi beberapa informasi yang berkaitan dengan teknologi. Teknologi menjadi faktor yang
paling penting di dunia saat ini. Manusia tidak bisa lepas dari teknologi karena teknologi
membuat hidup manusia lebih mudah. Mari kita lihat contohnya dimulai dari lingkup terkecil
terkecil yaitu sekolah. Kita tidak bisa menyangkal bahwa teknologi ini sangat berguna untuk
pendidikan. Sekolah dilengkapi dengan alat teknologi seperti komputer, internet, telepon, dan
perangkat teknologi lainnya. Ketersediaan internet di sekolah membantu siswa mendapatkan
pelajaran atau informasi yang tidak terbatas hanya dengan satu klik.

Teknologi membantu siswa untuk berkomunikasi dengan banyak orang bahkan dengan
mereka yang tinggal di luar Indonesia. Teknologi membantu siswa membuat jaringan yang
akan bermanfaat bagi karir masa depan kalian kelak. Teknologi meningkatkan keterlibatan
dan motivasi siswa dalam proses pembelajaran, guru menggunakan perangkat teknologi
seperti layar in-focus di kelas untuk membuat proses belajar menjadi tidak membosankan.
Seperti yang telah saya sebutkan sebelumnya, teknologi memberikan siswa akses kepada
informasi terkini yang tersedia secara online. Kalian bisa mengakses atau mengunduh e-book
atau jurnal di website sehingga pelajaran menjadi lebih menarik dan variatif. NAMUN, ada
beberapa kata namun. Tidak semua dampak yang ditimbulkan oleh teknologi itu positif,
teknologi bisa sangat berbahaya jika kalian tidak bisa mengelolanya dengan baik. Apalagi
kini kalian dilengkapi dengan ponsel. Apakah ada siswa yang tidak memiliki ponsel? Tidak
kan, setiap siswa memilikinya. Ponsel ini sangat personal sehingga terkadang sangat sulit
bagi orang tua untuk mengawasi anak-anak. Alih-alih menunggu orang dewasa untuk
mengawasi kalian, saya ingin memperingatkan kalian karena saya yakin kalian cukup dewasa
untuk memilih apa yang benar atau salah.

Para siswa yang saya cintai,

Perkembangan teknologi menawarkan banyak aplikasi untuk diunduh yang kompatibel

dengan ponsel kalian. Sebut saja, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp,
Telegram, Path, dan sebagainya, semuanya tersedia untuk kalian. Namun sadarkah kalian
bahwa aplikasi kekinian tersebut akan menghancurkan hidup kalian jika kalian tidak dapat
mengelolanya dengan baik? Kesederhanaan untuk mendapatkan segala sesuatu melalui satu
klik sebenarnya berbahaya. Banyak konten berbahaya tersebar di internet seperti pornografi,
gamble, bullying, transaksi ilegal, dan bahkan terorisme. Hal-hal tersebut jelas tidak pantas
untuk siswa SMA. anpa bimbingan lebih lanjut, siswa atau anak di bawah umur dapat
mengakses situs porno, video atau gambar melalui YouTube. Hal tersebut akan menjadi
faktor yang menuntun kepada seks bebas atau kenakalan remaja. Twitter dan Facebook
adalah platform media sosial untuk berkomunikasi dengan orang-orang di seluruh dunia
namun media sosial ini dapat memberi dampak negatif seperti cyber bullying dan bahkan
penculikan. Mental kalian sangat rentan dan labil, kalian cenderung mengungkapkan apa
yang ingin dikatakan di profil Facebook atau ngetwit pendapat kalian dengan berani.

Siswa mungkin berpikir bahwa kalian bebas mengekspresikan diri dalam profil media sosial
tanpa mempertimbangkan efek sampingnya, tweet Anda mungkin secara tidak langsung
mengarah ke intimidasi maya atau mungkin menyinggung sebagian orang. Mengenai
penculikan, banyak sekali kasus yang terjadi di Indonesia. Remaja bertemu dengan seorang
kenalan baru di Facebook, kemudian mereka sepakat untuk bertemu satu sama lain di suatu
tempat, kasus terburuk dapat menyebabkan pemerkosaan, pencurian, dan penculikan. Contoh
terakhir adalah Instagram, Instagram adalah aplikasi untuk berbagi kehidupan sehari-hari
melalui gambar. Tidak semua dari kalian berasal dari keluarga kelas atas, siswa melihat
postingan teman di Instagram dan mereka merasa iri dengan hal itu. Kasus terburuknya
adalah pencurian, seseorang mencuri barang mewah seperti apa yang ditunjukkan pada foto
Instagram temannya. Saya berharap agar murid-murid saya menggunakan teknologi dengan
bijak. Terlebih lagi, saya mendorong kalian untuk menggunakan teknologi demi
memaksimalkan potensi dalam diri. Mungkin itu saja yang dapat saya sampaikan, terima
kasih banyak.