It is undeniable that these days there is a big change dealing in communication between people in society. Technology in communication particularly mobile phone has influenced the relationships people make. In my opinion, this is a kind of disaster I face nowadays.

Many people argue that mobile phone likely primary need for them. Even more than foods and beverages. They think by just saying hello by phone to their parents is quite enough. They forget then a human being is “Social” they need to interact with other, they need some touching as Bloom said in “Taxonomy of Bloom” that the basic need of human is actualization, comfortable and safe. How someone can find that if they only speak by phone?

So, the invented technology of communication nowadays become a negative development for a human being. For example, people used to talk to each other while waiting for bus, train or airplane. But now they are going busy with their gadgets and even become native digital.

To sum up, in my view the technology of communication especially the mobile phone is a negative development for our humanity. According to my experience, I feel lonely at home even there my daughters and my husband around me. As a result, as they are busy with their own cell phones and chat with their friends. So I think the technology of communication is getting closer the far and getting further the nearest.

I wrote this article in 2015, but after joined in PPG 2019 program I think I have to reconsider my opinion. In this digital age, we must be adapted to this situation and try to be part of native digital. Because as a teacher of the 21first century we have to teach with multimedia so that can engage our student to involve in teaching and learning process. Thanks to PPG Daljab 2019.

written by; Alfi, Teacher of Indonesian School of Jeddah