UX Writing - Katie McNeil: EdTech Content Marketing

UX Writing Experience

I'm experienced in collaborating with engineers and designers to craft copy for user experience. There's a fine line between informing and overwhelming a user, and I love the challenge of finding the exact words to strike the balance.

Microsoft Hacking STEM: Instructional Documents

As part of my role with Microsoft, I collaborated with teachers, designers, and engineers to produce step-by-step guidelines and resource documents to accompany middle school STEM lesson plans.

21st March 2019

Step-by-Step Instructions: Brain Impact Simulator

I collaborated with teachers, designers, and engineers to compile this step-by-step guide to building a brain impact simulator. This guide accompanies a middle school STEM lesson and is targeted at educators.

21st March 2019

Step-by-Step Instructions: Circuits + Switches

I collaborated with teachers, designers, and engineers to compile this step-by-step guide to building a simple circuit to light an LED. This guide is geared towards middle schoolers and their teachers.

Microsoft Hacking STEM • 21st March 2019

Resource Document for Basic Circuits

Many Hacking STEM projects, like Morse code, Hot wheels, and Joystick, use a switched circuit and a DC power supply to function. This resource introduces the components and functions of a basic circuit.

Microsoft Office Support: Excel Data Streamer add-in

As part of my contract with Microsoft, I audited all support copy for Excel's Data Streamer add-in, and rewrote for better user experience.

Microsoft Excel Support • 21st March 2019

What is Data Streamer?

Data Streamer empowers students with a simple way to move data from the physical world in-and-out of Excel’s powerful digital canvas.

Microsoft Office Support • 21st March 2019

Enable the Data Streamer add-in

If you want to connect live data with the Data Streamer add-in for Excel, but you don't see the Data Streamer tab in the Excel ribbon, you first need to enable the Data Streamer add-in.

Microsoft Office Support • 21st March 2019

Flash code and connect a microcontroller to your PC

To visualize real-time data in Excel with the Data Streamer add-in, you'll need to connect a microcontroller and flash code onto it.

Microsoft Office Support • 21st March 2019

Start streaming real-time data with the Data Streamer add-in

Now that you’ve connected a source for your data, it’s time to start streaming it into Excel.

Microsoft Office Support • 21st March 2019

Workbook settings for Excel's Data Streamer add-in

When the Data Streamer add-in is enabled, you can set the parameters for the Data In and Data Out functions in the Workbook Settings tab.

Microsoft Office Support • 21st March 2019

Advanced settings for Excel's Data Streamer add-in