Hello,
We will do the hands-on by group of two.
dont forget to check out your arduino before class, a prototyping board could be useful, and maybe one student out of 2 checks out a tool box (soldering iron, cutter, etc.).
the LED strips we have:
http://www.sgbotic.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=1672
the hookup guide for our LED strips:
https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/ws2812-breakout-hookup-guide/all
some softwares to get (also available with Library include of the Arduino environment)
https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_NeoPixel
cheers
lpd