All posts by Ryan Mayo

About Ryan Mayo

My name is Ryan and I am studying Information Networking. As of right now I am focusing mostly on Cybersecurity. I live in rural south central Kansas where I have worked as a Network Admin for our local school district for the 6+ years. I live with my wife of 15 years, our two children and two dogs.

Technology in Education: Student Benefits and Stressors

  Technology in Education: Student Benefits and Stressors   Ryan Mayo Fort Hays State University INF 405: Research Methods in Informatics Professor Dr. Ginger Loggins May 9, 2022   Technology in Education: Student Benefits and Stressors   Technological advances in education have been at the forefront of curriculum for over two decades.  The rise of … Continue reading Technology in Education: Student Benefits and Stressors

Research Outline and Flow Chart

  Flow Chart   Proposal Outline: Hypothesis – The integration of technology in the classroom environment has positive education effects, but is also detrimental to the emotional well being of students when used in excess, having adverse effects on a student’s learning potential. Introduction – Academic Achievement – Kiger, D., Herro, D., & Prunty, D. … Continue reading Research Outline and Flow Chart

Saturation at it’s Finest

I have whittled my topic down to the use and practices of technology in education, and its effects.  One of the main things I am looking for in an article is quantitative research data, but I am hoping to limit those results to within the last 10 years, due to the influx of technology in … Continue reading Saturation at it’s Finest

The (Citation and Subject) Search Continues…

    To begin my Week 12 research I chose to use a database that I did not utilize much in previous weeks because it had seemed to have less results.  I decided to go with this database this week to see what these new searches would result in.  I started with the subject of … Continue reading The (Citation and Subject) Search Continues…

Refining the Search for Effective Educational Technology

    Search #1: Education Source Terms: Classroom Technology AND Integration; 44 Results Limiters: Full Text and Peer Reviewed; Published after 2020; Full Text PDF provided. Phan, Paul, & Meina (2021);  Subject Terms:  University Faculty  Career Development Classroom Environment   Educational Technology  Learning Goals  Perception (Philosophy)  California Annotation: Phan, T., Paul, M., & Meina Zhu. (2021). … Continue reading Refining the Search for Effective Educational Technology

to show the growing use of technology with students

Educational Technology Integrations and Effects.

     Initially my research topic idea for the year was the application of cybersecurity in K-12 schools and its effectiveness.  Many threats affect school networks and devices, and the topic still interests me, but I would like to take my research in a different direction and look at the use of devices themselves in … Continue reading Educational Technology Integrations and Effects.