Hi,
I am an elementary art teacher trying to create a lesson involving technology. I want to teach my students about Leo Villareal. Here is an example of his work. He uses led's and coding to create animation within the lights. Students at my school have been using scratch.mit.edu for years so I want to stick with the kind of coding blocks they already use. I want to use several addressable led light strips (ws2801) so that my students can program their own animations. So far I have been able to use scratchx with my arduino to make led's on a breadboard work but I am stuck on how to get it to work with the led strip. Is this possible to do with the code blocks already available in scratchx found here or by creating new blocks for them to use? If yes, how would I use the code blocks to make the lights turn on/off, set time duration, change color, and adjust the brightness of each led.
I am really interested in using technology in my classroom but I am pretty much self taught when it comes to coding and Arduino. That means I am not very competent and am probably using incorrect terminology. Any help is greatly appreciated.