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Course Outline
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:
- Understand the technologies available in web
development
- Understand the relationship between Windows Presentation
Foundation and Silverlight
- Navigate Visual Studio 2008 and Microsoft
Expression Blend
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:
- Install the appropriate Silverlight project file
templates
- Build simple Silverlight 2.0 web applications
- Understand the Silverlight architecture and the
foundation of its framework
- Discuss the core presentation components of the
Silverlight framework
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:
- Design and define the layout of the user interface
- Describe the sequence of events to position
controls
- Understand how content and header controls differ
and the situations that best suit these types of controls
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:
- Understand the value and importance of resources
- Differentiate between custom controls and controls
using resources
- Create resources for use within a page and within
an application
- Represent the visual appearance of controls in
different states
- Use styles and templates to manipulate the user
interface
- Harness the power of UI Automation to develop
applications with accessibility in mind
- Create, format and transform text elements
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:
- Draw graphics with built-in controls, paths
& geometries
- Use the Ink Presenter control to provide a pen tool
service
- Understand the common properties with all shapes
- Manipulate images and paint partial images using
brushes
- Define media elements to display video
- Use the specialized video brush to paint on demand
or streaming video
- List the supported audio and video formats as well
as the option of server side playlists
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:
- Define animation and understand the advantages
- Understand the different types of animation
- Create animation and use animation to change
properties of elements over time
- Use Microsoft Expression Blend to design and create
animations on a timeline
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:
- Understand the foundation of the language which
includes the libraries available in Silverlight
- Use asynchronous call-back methods to provide an
effective user experience
- Create Silverlight applications using dynamic
languages
- Use Isolated Storage to store site information
- Understand the configuration options of the
Silverlight plug-in in regards to site quota
- Use scriptable objects to communicate with the host
web page
- Use JavaScript to access managed Silverlight
objects
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:
- Understand network security and the policy files
required for service calls
- How to consume existing XML based Web Services
- Work with Windows Communication Foundation services
- Integrate with online APIs
- Understand Syndications and what essential
namespace do
- Utilize and integrate socket calls and procedures
Module 9: Silverlight Data Access
The focus of this module is the use
of data - binding features 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:
- Understand the advantages and efficiencies of
data-binding
- Differentiate between the various binding modes
- Use Two-way binding validation to validate and
control user input
- Understand the importance of observable collections
and how to create them
- Use LINQ to query enumerable objects
- Create data templates to customize and map objects
to a defined formatted layout
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:
- Understand the contents of the application package
- Read and comprehend the details of the meta data
- How the application package handles assemblies and
resources
- How to instantiate the Silverlight plug-in
- Configure the mandatory parameters of the HTML
object
- Handle any errors from the deployed package using
JavaScript functions and event parameters
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