Module 1: Introduction to Microsoft Silverlight 2.0

This module explains some of the basic concepts of web development and introduces the Microsoft Silverlight technology.

Lessons

• Rich Internet Applications
• Introduction to Windows Presentation Foundation
• Silverlight Integrated Development Environments

Lab: Navigating Silverlight projects using the IDEs

• Navigating a Silverlight application in Visual Studio 2008
• Navigating a Silverlight application in Microsoft Expression Blend

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 2: Getting Started with Silverlight 2.0

This module will help students develop the skills necessary to create simple Silverlight 2.0 applications. It will also define the Silverlight architecture and help set the platform for working with the Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML).

Lessons

• Building a Silverlight Application
• Silverlight Architecture
• Working with XAML

Lab: Building Silverlight applications

• Build a Silverlight application using Visual Studio 2008

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 3: Building the User Interface

This module provides in-depth detail of the page layout model and the content and items control that can be used to define it.

Lessons

• Defining Page Layout
• Content Controls
• Items Controls

Lab: Building the User Interface

• Use an XML namespace and define an items control

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 4: Customizing Appearance

This module provides in-depth detail of the page layout model and the content and items control that can be used to define it.

Lessons

• Resources
• Styling and Templates
• Introduction to UI Automation
• Text and Fonts

Lab: Customizing Appearance

• Customize the appearance of the application

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 5: Graphics and Multimedia

This module explains the primary mechanisms of displaying media as well as Silverlight specific features that enhance the user experience.

Lessons

• Creating Graphics
• Displaying Images
• Audio and Video

Lab: Using graphics and media content

• Adding Images to Application
• Adding Video to Application

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 6: Animating Silverlight

This module explains some basic concepts of animation and how to apply animations within a Silverlight application.

Lessons

• Animation
• Animation using Microsoft Expression Blend

Lab: Animating controls and shapes

• Animate shapes by changing properties

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 7: Managed and Unmanaged Silverlight 2.0 Code

This module provides insights into the languages and libraries that could be used to develop Silverlight 2.0 applications.

Lessons

• Language Foundation
• Dynamic Languages
• Isolated Storage
• Host integration for Silverlight

Lab: Using Silverlight programming foundations and features

• Use managed code to access Isolated Storage

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 8: Silverlight Service Architecture

This module discusses the Silverlight 2 .0 Service Architecture used to access web services and retrieve information from other resources such as sockets and feeds.

Lessons

• Access Restrictions
• Web Services
• Syndication
• Working with Sockets

Lab: Consuming Services

• Use managed code
• Consume web services
• Retrieve the data asynchronously

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 9: Silverlight Data Access

The focus of this module is the use of data - binding fea tures available to Silverlight and to how to define custom templates for items controls.

Lessons

• Silverlight Data Binding
• Binding to Collections of Objects
• Data Templates

Lab: Accessing Data

• Create an observable collection
• Bind the data to an items control

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 10: Packaging and Deploying Silverlight

This module describes how to prepare a Silverlight 2.0 application for deployment.

Lessons

• The Silverlight Package
• Deployment

After completing this module, students will be able to: