Lulusan SMK Masih Tertatih-tatih dalam Memenuhi Kebutuhan Pasar Tenaga Kerja

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“Untuk memenuhi kebutuhan pasar tenaga kerja sekarang, lulusan Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan (SMK) kita masih tertatih-tatih,” ujar Direktur Pembinaan SMK Kemendikbud, Drs. H.M. Mustaghfirin Amin, MBA. dalam seminar ‘Kebijakan dan Program Pengembangan SMK untuk Menghadapi Masyarakat Ekonomi ASEAN’  pada Sabtu (13/8/2016).

Menurutnya, salah satu cara untuk meningkatkan kompetensi lulusan SMK yaitu dengan mendorong guru-guru SMK untuk terus belajar lagi. Sehingga, anak-anak tidak akan tergilas oleh persaingan ketat, terutama di era Masyarakat Ekonomi ASEAN (MEA) seperti sekarang.

Jika sekolah, kepala sekolah, maupun para guru SMK tidak siap, lanjut Mustaghfirin, jangan mengharapkan hasil yang optimal.

“Harus berani mengubah pendekatan pembelajaran dari pendekatan umum ke pendekatan kompetensi yang lebih mengerucut. Manajemen sekolah pun tentu harus mengikuti. Mulai sekarang semua itu harus dilakukan jika kita tidak ingin kalah secara berjamaah,” tandasnya kemudian.

Jadi, untuk menghadapi MEA, selain guru yang harus terus belajar, perlu pula ada teaching factory, pendidikan harus berbasis kompetensi, upayakan sertifikasi dan portofolio siswa, serta perlunya kolaborasi antar-SMK untuk kerjasama dengan industri.

“Hanya dengan langkah-langkah seperti itu lulusan SMK kita akan mampu bersaing.”

Senada dengan Mustaghfirin, Rektor Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD), Dr. Kasiyarno M.Hum., menyarankan agar para guru SMK bukan hanya meningkatkan pengetahuan umum dan kepentingan industri, tetapi jika perlu juga magang di industri. Dengan begitu, mereka dapat selalu mengikuti perkembangan, terutama kebutuhan industri.

UAD yang memiliki program S2 vokasi bagi para guru SMK telah bertekad tidak hanya akan menghasilkan lulusan yang memiliki pengetahuan umum luas, tetapi juga memiliki perspektif industri.

“Tuntutan saat ini, terutama menghadap MEA, harus diperhatikan,” tutur Kasiyarno kemudian.

Di hadapan para kepala sekolah dan guru SMK peserta seminar, Kasiyarno pun berpesan, agar mereka memiliki sentuhan praktis industrial.

“Pengetahuan semacam itu tentu tidak bisa diperoleh di kampus, tetapi harus pula dikejar di luar kampus sehingga Anda semua dapat memenuhi harapan masyarakat maupun zaman,” tegasnya.

Direktur  Pascasarjana UAD, Prof. Dr. Achmad Mursyidi, M.Sc., Apt. mengungkapkan bahwa  bidang vokasi sangat diperlukan untuk membina dan menghasilkan guru-guru yang mampu melahirkan siswa yang siap menghadapi MEA.

“UAD siap melahirkan guru-guru vokasi yang memiliki pengetahuan umum luas,” tukasnya.

Pelepasan Student Exchange UAD ke Malaysia

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Setiap tahun, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) mengirimkan beberapa mahasiswa ke luar negeri untuk melakukan pertukaran pelajar (students exchange). Tahun ini, melalui Abdul Fadlil, M.T. selaku Wakil Rektor III, UAD melepas tujuh mahasiswanya.

Ketujuh mahasiswa tersebut akan menempuh pendidikan selama satu semester (September 2016-Januari 2017) di dua Perguruan Tinggi di Malaysia.

Ikhda Rahmatina, Emafa Agri Sativa, Muhammad Auzai, dan Abdu Rabbi Faqihuddin yang merupakan mahasiswa Prodi Bahasa dan Sastra Arab akan menuntut ilmu di Universitas Malaya.

Sementara itu, mahasiswa dari Fakultas Sastra, Budaya, dan Komunikasi, yakni Anggi Nur Rachmasari, Rana Dani Respati, juga Indah Puspitawati, berkesempatan menimba ilmu di Universitas Teknologi Mara, Malaysia.

Pada acara pelepasan yang dilaksanakan Sabtu (13/8/2016) tersebut dihadiri pula oleh pimpinan UAD, seperti dekan, dosen, serta kepala Kantor Urusan Internasional (KUI) UAD, Ida Puspita.

Ida berujar, “Kegiatan AIMS ini merupakan upaya UAD untuk memberikan exposure internasional kepada para mahasiswanya. Dengan demikian, hal ini dapat membuka wawasan serta membekali kemampuan mahasiswa dalam rangka era menghadapi Masyarakat Ekonomi ASEAN.”

Hingga kini, UAD dikenal sebagai satu dari tiga Perguruan Tinggi Swasta di Indonesia yang tergabung dalam ASEAN AIMS (Mobility for Students). ASEAN AIMS adalah program pertukaran pelajar di kawasan Asia, yang beranggotakan  8 negara. Di antaranya Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Filipina, Vietnam, Brunei Darussalam, Jepang, dan Korea Selatan. (AKN)

Waving Ceremony of UAD Student Exchange Participants to Malaysia

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University of Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) annually sends its students abroad in a student exchange program. This year UAD as said by Deputy Rector III Abdul Fadlil, M.T., sends seven students

They will study at two universities in Malaysia for one semester (September 20161- January 2017)

Those students are Ikhda Rahmatina, Emafa Agri Sativa, Muhammad Auzai, and Abdu Rabbi of Arabic Letters department will study at University of Malaya while Anggi Nur Rachmasari, Rana Dani Respati, and Indah Puspitawati of Faculty of Letters, Culture and Communicationwill study at Mara University of Technology Malaysia.

The ceremony, which took place on Saturday (13/8/2016) was attended by top executives of UAD such as deans, head of International Cooperation Office (KUI) Ida Puspita, and lecturers.

Ida said, ‘This program is an effort to make an international exposure to UAD students. This makes it possible for the students to open perspectives of ASEAN Economic Community.’

So far, UAD is well known as Indonesian private university for its membership at ASEAN AIMS (Mobility students). The members of the organization are Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Filipina, Vietnam, Brunei Darussalam, Japan, and South Korea. (AKN)

Again UAD Won Out National-Level Competitions

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Tueaday – Thursday (9 – 11 /8/2016) were meaningful days for University of Ahmad Dahlan’s (UAD’s) contingent for Al – Qur’an festival for it won 5 categories in it. Thus, it became 5 champions.

The festival was a medium for Universities under Muhammadiyah and Aisyiyah (PTM/PTA) all over Indonesia to show their capability to understand of Al –Qur’an. This event is done every two years.

This year it was held at University of Muhammadiyah Yogyakartka (UMY). A number of 56 higher education institutions under PTM/PTA from all over Indonesia took part in the event.

Coordinated by The Board of Islamic Study Development (LPSI), UAD sent some students from various faculties to take part in the event. As a result of long term learning and good preparation, UAD booked its champions at the national level event. Here are the champions in the event.

  1. Muhammad Zaid Adnan, Fist Male Champion of 5 chapter memorizing Al – Qur’an.
  2. Aisyah izzatunnisa , Second Female Champion of 5 chapter memorizing Al – Qur’an.
  3. Ardiansyah Mahmud, Second Male Champion of Correct Reading of Al-Qur’an.
  4. Diyan Faturahman, Ilham Lukmanul Hakim, dan Suwandi, First Group Contender of Al – Qur’an understanding.
  5. Robit Wahyu Herlambang, Second Contender of calligraphy.

Mustofa Ahyar, as UAD’s official team coordinator thanked to all UAD’s academicians for their support and prayers. (AKN)

 

Bendera UAD Kembali Berkibar di Kancah Nasional

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Selasa-Kamis (9-11/8/2016) merupakan hari bahagia bagi kontingen Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD). Sebab, dari 5 kategori lomba yang diikuti dalam ajang kejuaraan Festival al-Qur’an, UAD dapat menyabet juara.

Festival al-Qur’an merupakan ajang perlombaan antar Perguruan Tinggi Muhammadiyah dan Aisyiyah (PTM/PTA) se-Indonesia. Festival ini diadakan sekali dalam kurun waktu dua tahun.

Pada 2016 ini, Festival al-Qur’an diadakan di Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY). Sebanyak 56 PTM/PTA di seluruh Indonesia berpartisipasi dalam perlombaan tersebut.

Melalui Lembaga Pengembangan Studi Islam (LPSI), UAD mengirimkan beberapa mahasiswanya yang berasal dari seluruh fakultas untuk mengikuti ajang kejuaraan bergengsi ini. Dari hasil pembelajaran dan berlatih, akhirnya UAD dapat kembali mengibarkan bendera di kancah nasional. Berikut adalah beberapa juara yang diraih oleh kontingen UAD.

  1. Muhammad Zaid Adnan, juara 1 Hifdzil Qur’an putra 5 juz.
  2. Aisyah izzatunnisa , juara 2 Hifdzil Qur’an putri 5 juz.
  3. Ardiansyah Mahmud, juara 2 Tartil Qur’an putra.
  4. Diyan Faturahman, Ilham Lukmanul Hakim, dan Suwandi, juara harapan 1 Fahmul Qur’an.
  5. Robit Wahyu Herlambang, juara harapan 2 Kaligrafi.

Mustofa Ahyar, selaku official team UAD mengaku sangat berterima kasih kepada seluruh civitas akademika UAD yang telah memberikan dukungan dan doanya. (AKN)

 

Kebijakan Resufle Menteri Pendidikan dan Harapan ke Depan

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Kondisi dan situasi Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia (NKRI) yang ditengarai dengan isu politik, memberi dampak untuk penataan. Munculnya resufle kabinet, tidak luput juga dalam dunia pendidikan.

Menurut H. Muhammad Joko Susilo, M.Pd., opini yang berkembang di masyrakat menyebutkan bahwa “sekolah” hanya sebagai kelinci percobaan. Pendidikan tidak semakin maju, tetapi menjadi objek kebijakan.

“Tapi juga mucul opini positif yang penuh harapan. Untuk perbaikan pendidikan, khususnya dalam jalur formal,” ucapnya dalam acara talkshow pakar Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) dengan tema “Reshuffle Menteri Pendidikan” di radio JIz 89,5 fm Jum’at (12/8/2016).

Melihat kembali UU Sisdiknas No 20 Tahun 2005, Bab I Pasal 1, disebutkan bahwa pendidikan adalah usaha, sadar, dan terencana untuk mewujudkan suasana belajar dan proses pembelajaran agar peserta didik secara aktif mengembangkan potensi dirinya untuk memiliki kekuatan spiritual keagamaan, akhlak mulia, serta keterampilan yang diperlukan dirinya, masyarakat, bangsa, dan negara.

Menurut Joko Susilo, yang harus dibangun dalam pendidikan adalah suasana belajar, proses pembelajaran.

Suasana belajar menciptakan kondisi/situasi lingkungan (keluarga, sekolah, masyarakat) harus benar-benar kondusif untuk proses belajar, yakni proses tumbuh kembang anak. Sedangkan proses pembelajaran terkait dengan pelaku/pelaksana, sarana, dan prasarana yang mendukung kelancaran dari proses tersebut.

“Semuanya harus diresapi dan benar-benar dipikirkan mendalam untuk membuat kebijakan-kebijakan yang jitu dalam mengatasi persoalan dunia pendidikan. Adanya pergantian menteri semestinya disikapi positif, bukan frontal,” terang Kaprodi Pendidikan Biologi Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan (FKIP) UAD tersebut.

Dosen yang juga menjadi Konsultan Pengembangan Sekolah itu menambahkan, munculnya ide baru yang kemudian menjadi kebijakan bukan bermaksud untuk mengacaukan, juga bukan tanpa pertimbangan skala prioritas. Namun, tetap harus kita lihat secara cermat dan hati-hati, agar tidak ada yang memanfaatkan sehingga memperkeruh suasana.

Baginya, resufle kabinet bukanlah momok yang menyeramkan, tetapi memuat harapan-harapan perubahan kearah perbaikan. Dan itu adalah bagian dari ikhtiar dalam ranah manusia untuk senantiasa memperbaiki diri, memperbaiki tatanan kehidupan, serta menjalankan fungsinya sebagai khalifah di muka bumi ini. (dok)

The Policy to Replace Minister of Education Post and Its Future

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The condition and situation of The United State of Republic of Indonesia (NKRI), which is marked by political issues, result in replacement of some ministers or cabinet reshuffle including the replacement of minister of education.

According to H. Muhammad Joko Susilo, M.Pd. there has been issues in society that ‘school’ has become guinea pig. Education is not developed but an object of minister’s policy. Amidst the fact, there is also a hope that formal education is still promising said him in a talk show of UAD’s educational experts with the topic Reshuffle of Minister of Education on Jlz 89,5 Radio FM last Friday (12/08/2016).

Considering the educational law no 20 Year 2005, chapter I article 1 which says that education is intentionally planned effort to create learning atmosphere and the process of instruction to develop the learners’ potentials actively in mastering spiritual and religious capacity, good morals and necessary skills for themselves, their society, nation, and state.

 

According to Joko Susilo, we have to create learning atmospheres, and good instructions. Learning atmospheres can be achieved through good environments (family, school, society)

Menurut Joko Susilo, yang harus dibangun dalam pendidikan adalah suasana belajar, proses pembelajaran, which make it possible for the learners to develop their self-esteem. While the good instruction is related to the teachers, school equipment for the process.

‘Everything should be considered and carefully planned to produce effective educational policy to solve the problem. The change of educational post should be considered positively,’ said the head of Biology Education of Faculty of Teachers’ Training and Education University of Ahmad Dahlan (UAD).

The lecturer, who is also a consultant of school development, added that new ideas are not meant to present problems neither to consider priority scale only but they should be seen carefully from different aspects.

For him cabinet reshuffle is not a problem but it presents hopes for betterment. And it is a part of human effort to improve himself, his social life, and carry out his task as khalifah  or representation of Allah on the earth.(Dok)

 

Lack of Implementation of the Community Empowerment Concept

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The result of 3R (reduce, reuse, recycle) program in Yogyakarta showed that community empowerment in waste management had not imposed the principles of public health. It could be seen from several factors, including a program launched by the Environment Agency of Yogyakarta that only the technical waste management.

“The launched program had had public health insight because there is no attention to that insight” said  Surahma Asti Mulasari, the lecturer of Ahmad Dahlan University (UAD) who took apart in the research of Yogyakarta waste emergency.

Based on her opinion, lack of realization of public health based waste management in Yogyakarta was caused by minimum inter-sectoral coordination system, lack of disease documentation caused by household waste management, lack of idea about public health based waste management, there is no urgent things that urges the policy of public health based waste management.

“Some concepts offered to overcome the weaknesses of the 3R program that already exist in the society today are the use of personal protective equipment (APD), hygienic and healthy behavior by washing hands before and after processing waste, placing composting tub (or garbage sorter tool) in the right place at outdoor and far from children and animals”. She said.

Furthermore, the lecturer of public health faculty said that if the concepts of public health were not immediately implemented, it will be dangerous and risky for communities empowered in the 3R program. The dangers that may arise were convenience disruption in the neighborhood, infectious diseases due to garbage (dengue, respiratory infections, diarrhea, intestinal worms, eye, and skin irritation), declining productivity due to illness, and cost to cope with environmental pollution. Estimated cost for the environmental costs of waste reaches Rp3.000.014,00 per family.

 

Recommendation for waste management in Yogyakarta

The recommendations given to the government as the holder of the waste management policy in Yogyakarta were the optimization of all relevant agencies that have a waste management program, cross-sectoral cooperation, and support policies to accommodate urban waste management.

Meanwhile, a recommendation for the people in Yogyakarta was starting the program of 3R in each neighborhood. It was not merely for economic improvement, but more emphasis on the concept of environmental preservation. For starters, do the simple waste management. We should pay attention to the protection of family health and the environment while managing waste in the neighborhood by the using personal protective equipment (APD), doing hygienic and healthy behavior by washing hands before and after processing waste, placing composting tub (or garbage sorter tool) in the right place at outdoor and far from children and animals. (dok)

 

Konsep Pemberdayaan Masyarakat untuk Pengelola Sampah Belum Maksimal

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Hasil evaluasi dari program 3R (reduce, reuse, recycle) di kota Yogyakarta menunjukkan bahwa pemberdayaan masyarakat dalam pengelolaan sampah belum memberlakukan prinsip kesehatan masyarakat. Hal tersebut dapat dilihat dari beberapa faktor, di antaranya program yang diluncurkan oleh Badan Lingkungan Hidup Kota Yogyakarta yang baru sebatas teknis pengelolaan sampah.

“Program yang diluncurkan belum berwawasan kesehatan masyarakat karena selama ini memang belum ada perhatian ke arah sana,” kata Surahma Asti Mulasari, Dosen Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) yang turut andil dalam penelitian Darurat Sampah Kota Yogyakarta.

Menurutnya, faktor-faktor penyebab belum diterapkannya pengelolaan sampah berwawasan kesehatan masyarakat untuk masyarakat kota Yogyakarta karena belum ada sistem koordinasi lintas sektoral, belum ada kejadian yang terdokumentasi tentang penyakit akibat mengelola sampah di rumah tangga, belum adanya usulan ide tentang pengelolaan sampah berwawasan kesehatan masyarakat, dan belum adanya hal mendesak munculnya kebijakan pengelolaan sampah berwawasan kesehatan masyarakat.

“Konsep yang ditawarkan untuk mengatasi kekurangan program 3R yang telah ada di masyarakat saat ini adalah dengan penggunaan alat pelindung diri (APD), perilaku hidup bersih dan sehat dengan mencuci tangan sebelum dan sesudah mengolah sampah, serta peletakan bak pengomposan (dan atau alat pemilah sampah) yang tepat, yaitu di luar rumah, jauh dari jangkauan anak-anak dan hewan,” terangnya.

Lebih lanjut, Dosen Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat (FKM) itu menjelaskan, apabila konsep kesehatan masyarakat tidak segera diterapkan maka akan berbahaya dan berisiko mengancam masyarakat yang diberdayakan dalam program 3R. Di antaranya ganguan kenyamanan lingkungan tempat tinggal, penyakit menular akibat sampah (DBD, ISPA, diare, cacingan, mata, dan iritasi kulit), penurunan produktivitas karena sakit, serta biaya untuk mengatasi pencemaran lingkungan. Perkiraan kerugian lingkungan akibat sampah mencapai Rp3.000.014,00 per keluarga.

 

Rekomendasi Pengelolaan Sampah Kota Yogyakarta

Rekomendasi yang diberikan kepada pemerintah sebagai pemegang kebijakan pengelolaan sampah di kota Yogyakarta adalah optimalisasi seluruh instansi terkait yang memiliki program pengelolaan sampah, kerja sama lintas sektoral, dan dukungan kebijakan untuk mengakomodasi pengelolaan sampah terpadu perkotaan.

Sementara itu, rekomendasi bagi masyarakat kota Yogyakarta adalah memulai program 3R di lingkungan masing-masing. Hal itu tidak semata untuk keuntungan ekonomi, tetapi lebih menekankan kepada konsep pelestarian lingkungan. Lakukan dari yang paling mudah dilakukan, tidak perlu melakukan pengelolaan sampah dengan ideal untuk permulaan. Perhatikan perlindungan terhadap kesehatan keluarga dan lingkungan saat mengelola sampah di lingkungan rumah, yaitu dengan penggunaan alat pelindung diri (APD), perilaku hidup bersih dan sehat dengan mencuci tangan sebelum dan sesudah mengolah sampah, dan letak peletakan bak pengomposan (dan atau alat pemilah sampah) yang tepat, yaitu di luar rumah, jauh dari jangkauan anak-anak dan hewan. (dok)

 

Psychology Study of Pokémon Go

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By: Muhammad Hidayat, S.Psi., M.Psi., Psikolog.

Clinic for Community Empowerment (CCE) Psychology Faculty of UAD

 

Since the game of Pokémon Go was released, it had become the trending topic in all levels of society starting from children, teenager and adult. They discussed about Pokémon Go. Some sources said that the downloaders number of the software application for this game reached more than ten millions. Took for example in America, there were more than seven millions of people downloaded this application. This kind of phenomenon was also happened in Indonesia some days ago.

Many people competed to post information about Pokémon Go through social media. Some of them shared negative news like traffic jam caused by Pokémon Go, how people plunged into a river, and accident. Because of these, some policy makers in certain institutions called on people not to play the game of Pokémon Go. Some TV stations also invited some interdisciplinary experts to discuss about the effects of Pokémon Go in their programs.

Rutledge (2016) said that the main factor of the success of the game was the combination between real and virtual world. Pokémon Go combined the experience of playing game with the real physical activity and encouraged people to interact with others. Furthermore, Pokémon Go was also occupied with some elements that were close to the real human behavior involving needs of interaction with others, need of exploring the environment, need of being capable and skillful.

From that phenomenon, there were many opinions coming up in relation to the negative and positive effects of Pokémon Go.  This phenomenon also encouraged the team of Clinic for Community Empowerment, Psychology Faculty of Ahmad Dahlan University (UAD) to have responsive action by doing mini research of psychological study of Pokémon Go game. This responsive action had been carried out from July to early August 2016. The result of this action was the comparison between positive and negative effects of Pokémon Go game, the result was in the following table.

 

 

Table of positive and negative effects of Pokémon Go game

Positive effects

Dampak negatif
  1. Deriving Pleasure. The users of Pokémon GO said that they got pleasure from this game. Most of them also said that the game could entertain and relieve sad.
  2. Encouraging the players to get out and move. This game requires the users to go out door and walk to hunt Pokémon. Mechanically, it will improve physical activity so that human body and physical condition more dynamic.
  3. Training to Achieve Target.  The structure and vivid level improvement of the game make the game interesting so that users are motivated to achieve the target.
  4. Improving Imagination and Creativity. One of the advantages of playing game is sharpening imagination and creativity. The game will stimulate users’ brain to think imaginatively and creatively.
  1. Game Addiction. This game enables users to be addicted. Consequently, users are eager to fulfil their ambition and ignoring of other things.
  1. Although encouraging people to move, this game makes people focus only on the screen. Users tend to be careless with their selves and environment. It is because users only focus on their phone screen. It also causes negative effects like traffic jam and accident.
  2. Social loafing. Users interaction in this game is not real. Consequently, it makes people reluctant to have real interaction with their environment by spending most of their time with their phone.  
  3. Self-control decrease. Addicted users tend to perform a variety of ways to fulfil their ambition. They tend to be careless with rules and environment as long as they can fulfil their ambition. This will make people to be unproductive and lack of self-control.  
  4. Being burdened. Technical way playing this game is to find and capture something so that users will be kept on standby. The adrenaline tends to rise which makes the physical state not relax. It makes the heart beating faster than usual.
  5. The users tend to have difficulty in differentiating the real world and fantasy.  This game combines real and virtual elements. When it is continuously played, addicted users will be hard to discern between realism and imagination. It is certainly bad for the physical and psychological condition of users.

 

From the description above, it can be concluded that the Pokémon GO game gives more negative effects than positive effects. Therefore, government and society are expected to be wise in responding to this phenomenon. Parents are also expected to have more time accompanying their children so that their children can be far for being addicted.

Sources:

  1. Data from interview and group discussion forum of responsive action of Clinic for Community Empowerment (CCE), psychology of UAD 2016
  2. Social media

Notes: there is a little change at first paragraph. Previously, this paper explained that Pokémon GO was not officially released, but based on a news several days ago, Pokémon GO game was officially released and it can be downloaded in playstore. So, the writer changed some sentences.