Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of .NET-based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web. Look no further for beginner Silverlight resources.
Get an Overview of Silverlight
Attend this 70 minute introductory (level 100) on-Demand webcast from your computer, to get an overview of Microsoft Silverlight, including a discussion of Silverlight XAML, Microsoft Expression Blend 2, animations, media, and programmability. See webcast here
Introduction to Programming Silverlight
In this 65 minute introductory session, Rob Bagby, MSDN Developer Evangelist, presents an overview of programming Microsoft Silverlight 1.0. Rob discusses everything from how to set up your development and JavaScript programming environments to the relationship between Silverlight 1.0 and Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX. Register for webcast here.