Global Kids' Digital Media Initiative

This transcript begins as we were setting up and practicing before the start of the ceremony. The GK Leaders were standing on the stage in New York, practicing their script for the Awards Ceremony.

PRACTICE TIME BEFORE THE AFTERNOON PLENARY

Jackson Widget: i see myslef on the screen

Kit Axon: lol... almost...

Tocharaeh Wake shouts: I LIKE MUFFINS!

Kit Axon: i missed it

Kit Axon: can we do it over>

Kit Axon: ?

Kit Axon: i just watched myself fall off the stage!

Kit Axon: ^.^

Jackson Widget: YAY

Jackson Widget: PREPARE

nik385 Doesburg: can i have the overrider PLEASE

Tocharaeh Wake: MUHGAHAHAHAHA!!

Jackson Widget waves

Kit Axon: wait

Tocharaeh Wake shouts: I RULE THE LAND OF MUFFINS!

Kit Axon: ours will be delayed anyways...

nik385 Doesburg: toch PLEASE

Tocharaeh Wake: MUFFINS!!!

nik385 Doesburg: i be back at one o clock

Aly Nerd: hey i'm on screen on screen!

Kit Axon: i invaded

Kit Axon: oops

Tocharaeh Wake: I'M ON SCREEN!

Tocharaeh Wake: HI! GUY WHOS WAVING

As the GK Leaders practice for the real world Awards ceremony, they get to the part where they introduce Second Life and the screen behind them zooms out to reveal Second Life. The teens in Second Life who are watching the video feed of the stage in New York are then able to see themselves as they are featured on the screen in the real world. They also notice the delay between their actions and what they see on the screen.

Aly Nerd: I can see myself on the screen, on the screen

Kit Axon shouts: i fell off the stage again

Weden Cooper shouts: It's live!

Weden Cooper: Wow, that's delayed.

Alister Harrington: 20-sec delay

The teens standing on stage in New York continue to practice and they get to the point in the ceremony where they all shout “1…2….3… WELCOME TEEN SECOND LIFE!” The teens in Second Life practice their response:

Weden Cooper: Oh i feel so delightfully famous.

The teens in Second Life were able to hear Barry talk through a mic that broadcasted into Second Life:

Tocharaeh Wake: HI GUY WHOS TALKING

Kit Axon shouts: HI

Tocharaeh Wake: WHATS YOUR NAME!!!

Alister Harrington: I feel nicely anonymous yet noticed.

The GK Leaders finish rehearsing for the ceremony, and the teens in Second Life continue to hang out in front of the stage erected in SL, waiting for the ceremony to commence.

Alister Harrington: ...OMG AVATARS IN RL...Wait, no, they're standing in front of the screen

Weden Cooper: they turned us off!

Alister Harrington: noes

Jackson Widget: yargghghghg

Andrew Montagne: Technolony runs my life XD

Alister Harrington: WE'RE OFF!

Jackson Widget: donkey

Kit Axon: lol

Domzino Zeluco: that was cool

Aly Nerd: some of those plants go though the screen

Kit Axon: lol

Staff GKid: THANK YOU ALL for your help during this test run

Jackson Widget: ty staff gkid

Weden Cooper: Wait, test run!?

Andrew Montagne: your welcome

Weden Cooper: Dammnit

Aly Nerd: anytime

Andrew Montagne: i'll be religging in a bit

Staff GKid: In a few minutes we will start the entire ceremony, on the hopur

Alister Harrington: Weden, stop sounding like an annoyed emperor

Aly Nerd: anytime there's a test run that is

Kit Axon: test. the real one wont have people messing it up.

Domzino Zeluco: cool

Weden Cooper: I'm not *an* emperor

Staff GKid: Until then, respect the space, respect each other, and have fun

Weden Cooper: I'm *the* emperor

Alister Harrington: And with that statement, Weden experiences mutedness

Weden Cooper: Global Kids is too Yank anyway :) and democracy filled.

Aly Nerd: so, what it starts, when?

Staff GKid: Please understand if Gkids can't respond right now, as we need to set some things up

Domzino Zeluco: ok

Max Sprocket: ovens and tomatos shouldnt fall from the sky like cookies

Kit Axon shouts: the hopur...

Tocharaeh Wake: lol

Aly Nerd: ah, a philosophy to live by

Max Sprocket shouts: w000000ty

Tocharaeh Wake: i win

Kit Axon: i came to ask if you were okay, but i drowned.

Just before the afternoon plenary began, we attempted to gather the teens in the area in front of the Second Life stage, to let them know what was going to happen, to practice their part in the ceremony, and so they could enjoy the conference entertainment through the live video feed.

Staff GKid: Hey everybody! Please join us over at the stage, and take a seat so we can get started! :)

Alister Harrington shouts: If Weden doesn't get a positive attitude in about 30 seconds I'm OUT of here.

Tecno Tiger bites lip

Blue Linden: okay that's it....now you've done it....I'm going to have to Shush people

Weden Cooper: Alister... nobody asked for your opinion :)

Paulix Hasp: o.o

Tecno Tiger: lol

Blue Linden: SHUSH UP!

Smith Massiel: evryone shut up

Jackson Widget: please stop chatting, i am lagging badly

Kit Axon shuts up. even though she wasnt talking.

Lori GKid: Aright thanks for helping me out guys!

Jaz Impfondo: :)

Tecno Tiger: www.zipit.com

Lori GKid: Just want to explain what's about to happen

Weden Cooper: Hah, the yanks won't shut up in the crowd.

Tocharaeh Wake: HI LACOREY

Tecno Tiger: exZIPET A

nik385 Doesburg: YALL SHUT UP SO WE CAN GET STARTED

Barry GKid is online

Jackson Widget: YAH Barry

Leroy Bigwig: did the video even begin yet?

Esteth Eponym: we can hearrrr you :)

Aly Nerd: yes of course

Leroy Bigwig: oh

aeper Greyskin: wow

Jade Boxer: the no entry tape really kills pictures :(

Jaz Impfondo: if iu cannot se the mevideo,goto in ur web browser

Jacorey: hello

nik385 Doesburg: it wont work if u dont have quicktime

Esteth Eponym: this is weird, to see the people on the SL stage their talking about :)

At one point during setup and rehearsal, the camera whose video feed was being broadcasted into Second Life turned to capture the Global Kids staff at their computers. Here, Esteth is referring to how weird it is to see who the real people are behind the staff’s Second Life avatars.

Lori began talking to the Second Life teens through a mic, asking the teens for their attention, and going over the Global Kids concept of “one mic.”

Leroy Bigwig: how long b4 she stops saying ''sit down''

Leroy Bigwig: its annoying

aeper Greyskin: i know

Tocharaeh Wake: Leroy shush

aeper Greyskin: any one know them?

Weden Cooper: Hah, i've coined the phrase Yankee Kids.

Lucky Sillanpaa shouts: UHM

Leroy Bigwig: pssh you shush

Jaz Impfondo: Yo Pedro,stand up!

Lucky Sillanpaa shouts: let me in :P

Jackson Widget: what does one mic mean?

Domzino Zeluco: brb

Weden Cooper: One mic means they're too cheap :)

Esteth Eponym: Great!

Jaz Impfondo: ?

Esteth Eponym: *applauds*

Paulix Hasp: oh great.. the video finally streamed smoothly, but the sound died...

Leroy Bigwig: its okay all they r saying is sit down

Aly Nerd: the siound if bad

aeper Greyskin: 1 mic?

Esteth Eponym: only 1 speaker at a tim

Aly Nerd: woooo

Aly Nerd: loud cheering crashes it

Weden Cooper: Then cheer loudly.

Domzino Zeluco: mine is fine

THE PLENARY BEGINS

The awards ceremony was featured as part of the GK conference’s afternoon plenary, following spoken word artist Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, with Aquavibe, and plenary speaker, recording artist Talib Kweli.

As the conference’s afternoon plenary programming began, it became necessary for Lori to switch to communicating with the teens through typing/chat because the Global Kids staff were sitting in the conference auditorium.

Lori GKid: We're about to go live...Here's what's going to happen...

Andrew Montagne: word

Jackson Widget: loce

Jackson Widget: love

Alister Harrington: Lori: could anything be done about Weden?

Jackson Widget: chill alister

Jackson Widget: kids

Aly Nerd: dint anger him

Jackson Widget: kids

Jackson Widget: kids

Jade Boxer: can whoever is in charge take down the no entry tape?

Jackson Widget: movement

Alister Harrington: He's really starting to offend me a lot now

Jackson Widget: movemnt

Alister Harrington: kids.

Deaka Luan: woooo

Jackson Widget: ready

Jackson Widget: ready

Lucky Sillanpaa: ready

Domzino Zeluco: ready

Esteth Eponym: ready

Paulix Hasp: lol

Aly Nerd: ready#

Alister Harrington: ready

Esteth Eponym: yeaeaaaaah

Skarr Greyskin: /ao on

Jackson Widget: YEAHH

aeper Greyskin: NOO

Domzino Zeluco: yea

Esteth Eponym: yeeeeaaaaaaaah!

Weden Cooper: "Ready for some poetry"

rose Squeegee: omfg

Jackson Widget: I DO

rose Squeegee: there 100 ppl here

Tocharaeh Wake: everyone SHUSH!!

Tocharaeh Wake: everyone SHUSH!!

Tocharaeh Wake: everyone SHUSH!!

Domzino Zeluco: what is she doing?

aeper Greyskin: HURRY UP

Jackson Widget: *SCREAM*

Alister Harrington: *yells*

Leroy Bigwig: man get with the poetry this pippy stuff isdriving me mad

Char Linden: screammmmmm!

Aly Nerd screams

Lucky Sillanpaa: AHHHHHHH

aeper Greyskin: BOOOOOOO

Domzino Zeluco is bored

aeper Greyskin: whos the carmra man?

Lori GKid: When they get to the part of the ceremony when they give you guys a big welcome...

Jackson Widget: i am

Char Linden: *sings*

Leroy Bigwig: im gonna make some prim tomatoes and throw them at her

Barry GKid: All right folks - while listening and watcvhing the video please hold back any commetns so Lori can talk with you about hwat is about to happen

Jackson Widget: u cant rez objects

Alister Harrington: lol.

aeper Greyskin: let me get some

Barry GKid: for the firs time. ever

Barry GKid: Teen SL in the RW

Andrew Montagne: we gunna be on tv?

aeper Greyskin: ern

Alister Harrington: Barry, is it your account on the screen?

aeper Greyskin: i wish

Barry GKid: Gunna be on the screen on our stage

Alister Harrington: I wanna know whih account I can IM safely

Andrew Montagne: okies

Barry GKid: ty

Jesse Gable: rose

Kit Axon: i have loss of sound.

Lori GKid: This is the important part...they'll give you all a big welcome, and you guys should give a big Second Life hey right back

Lucky Sillanpaa: we will :D

Lori GKid: you can wave cheer jump up and down

Smith Massiel: i dropped ice cream on my keyboard =\

Jackson Widget: ur in my shot

Lori GKid: But then we're going to go right into Jacorey giving out the awards

nik385 Doesburg: hiya out there!

Jackson Widget: nik can u sit

nik385 Doesburg: im a finalist!

Tocharaeh Wake: same

Jackson Widget: can u move farther off the stage

Jackson Widget: move right

Jackson Widget: like 10 ft

nik385 Doesburg: one sec

Lori GKid: so...we'll need to come up with signal I can give you, that lets you kknow when to wave and cheer hello

Little Pengi: hello Lori GKid :)

Lori GKid: and when to stop

Kit Axon: lol

Leroy Bigwig: shes had her coffee

Jackson Widget: Make it "*SL CHEER*"

Lori GKid: You guys know what an Applause sign is?

Lucky Sillanpaa: if Kit can be on the stage, so can i :D

Jackson Widget: no

Tocharaeh Wake: i cant clad

Tocharaeh Wake: i'm a puppy

Esteth Eponym: a sign that says applause?

Jackson Widget: Lori, make it "HOUSEKEEPING*

Jackson Widget: YEAHHHH!!!!!!

Andrew Montagne raises hand

Jackson Widget: YEAH TALEB KWELI

Leroy Bigwig: taleb kweli?

Leroy Bigwig: who is taleb kweli?

Tocharaeh Wake: I love you Kit ^.^

Jackson Widget: u dont know who TALEB IS????

Leroy Bigwig: no, who?

Lori GKid: rightt -- like when at a TV show, when they hold up an applause sign - the audience is supposed to cheer and clap like mad

Jackson Widget: muscial ARtist, super famous

Leroy Bigwig: oh

Kit Axon: i love you too. shush.

Kit Axon: >.<

Tocharaeh Wake: hehe

Kit Axon: ^.^

Leroy Bigwig: i knew a taleb kweli once

Leroy Bigwig: some other computer game

Lori GKid: and when the applause sign is taken down, the audience is supposed to stop applauding so the show can start

Leroy Bigwig: hooza

Lori GKid: So we'll need a cue that lets you know we're live

Esteth Eponym: got an ETA on the start of the awards?

Char Linden: I hear Digidoo!

Alister Harrington: Just yell "live", lori

Alister Harrington: :P

Jackson Widget: COMMUNISM!

Lori GKid: what do you guys think about

Lori GKid: bballoons

Esteth Eponym: brb

Tocharaeh Wake: JACKSON SHUT UP!

Jackson Widget: make it HOUSEKEEPING lori

Lori GKid: balloons

Alpha Zaius shouts: woa, congrets you 4 :)

Alister Harrington: no

Alister Harrington: NO

Smith Massiel: propoganda

Alister Harrington: NO BALLOONS

Andrew Montagne: great for me

Jackson Widget: whah toch

Jackson Widget: chill please

Alpha Zaius shouts: congrats even

Aly Nerd: HEY! woo hey people wooooooo!

Alister Harrington: you'll kill my computer if you fire balloons

Kit Axon: i lost sound...

Lucky Sillanpaa: guys, lets set a good example :)

Lori GKid: Let's practice

Domzino Zeluco: HEY! hi HEY ITS ME, hello out there... HEEEEEEEEY! HEY! hi HEY ITS ME, hello out there... HEEEEEEEEY! HEY! hi HEY ITS ME, hello out there... HEEEEEEEEY!

Little Pengi: hi Domzino Zeluco :)

Lucky Sillanpaa: anything but that

TSL Resident: Guys, please listen, your here today representing SecondLife and all of the Teen Grid, we are going t be broadcasted over there like they are brodcasting to us. Make a good imprestion for SL and for the Teen Grid

Deaka Luan: hey mom im on Tc! xD

Lucky Sillanpaa: exactly

Alister Harrington: Seconded

Andrew Montagne: ok

Leroy Bigwig: we are not going to be broadcasted to new york

Leroy Bigwig: as funny as that would be

Lori GKid: When you see balloons start to fall

Lori GKid: That's your cue to cheer

Lori GKid: Once they stop falling, give your attention to Jacorey

Jackson Widget: YEAUHHH TALIB

Lori GKid: We are READY to go

Alister Harrington: yay

Marduk Mauriac: WOOo

Alpha Zaius: wooooooo!

Char Linden: woot!

Alister Harrington: ker-zomg

Domzino Zeluco is very annoyed with nothing

Barry GKid shouts: cover oyur ears!

Leroy Bigwig: fellow borg!

Alister Harrington shouts: huh?

Jackson Widget: YEAHH TALEB KWELI

Leroy Bigwig: is this guy in the jacket mr. kweli?

Lori GKid: Alister, can I get you up here on stage?

Blue Linden: ;p

Alister Harrington: if I can move, sure

Lucky Sillanpaa: I wanna be on stage x.x

Quinn Vaughan: lol

Lucky Sillanpaa: REPRESENT!

Martial Logan: You guys act all clever and immature when people dont want you to, then when they do, you dont, ffs.

Jackson Widget: KIT

Jackson Widget: KIT PUT SOME CLOTHES ON!!!!!

Kit Axon: eek

Lucky Sillanpaa: REPRESENT

Lucky Sillanpaa: YEAH

Jackson Widget: KIT TOP STREAKING

Lucky Sillanpaa: QUEENS BABY

Skarr Greyskin: all natural dude!!!!

Blue Linden: SHUSH....you're not loading...kit isnt streaking

Jacorey: where is allister

Alister Harrington: Lagging around on the other side of the stage

Jacorey: oh ok

Tecno Tiger: behindyou

Alister Harrington: I'm getting about 2fps

Alister Harrington: Give me around 3 secnds' notice before asking me to do something

Aly Nerd: he speaks the truth, the news lies

Jackson Widget: TALEB KWELI IS THE MAN!

Leroy Bigwig: thats whitewash!

Jacorey: i just nee u next to toch so ii can pay u guys easily

Lucky Sillanpaa: it does lie

Leroy Bigwig: conspiracy

Aly Nerd: I hear ya

Jackson Widget: video stopped

Tocharaeh Wake: the vid died

nik385 Doesburg: NONE OF THAT

Domzino Zeluco: yup

Aly Nerd: sorry

Marduk Mauriac: VIDEO down!

Domzino Zeluco: it died!

Jackson Widget: wherd all the video go?

Leroy Bigwig: oh man isn't taleb sexy when he is frozen?

Smith Massiel: its broked

Paulix Hasp: It died on the web too.

Lucky Sillanpaa: calm down

Marduk Mauriac: NOOOOOOOoooOOooo

Leroy Bigwig: thats just a nice pose

Jackson Widget: *boring*

Lucky Sillanpaa: they will fix it

Domzino Zeluco: NoOoOoOoOoOoOoO

Lori GKid is online

Domzino Zeluco: yay!

Andrew Montagne: back

Lucky Sillanpaa: guys, we have to represent TSL, please act your age

Jackson Widget: i want video of Taleb

Leroy Bigwig: I am a monkey..

Lori GKid: Hey guys -- thanks so much for your patience!

Lori GKid: we're having a few technical difficulties, but we're back!

Jackson Widget: why is it upside down!!!!!

Kit Axon: open it, play in world, minimize or whatever, it should keep you dancing

Leroy Bigwig: I spy something blue

Marduk Mauriac: Back again! HAZAA!!!! but upside down

Aly Nerd: I see blue

Jackson Widget: ITS UPSIDE DOWN

THE AWARD CEREMONY

The GK Leaders take the stage and begin the awards ceremony live at the conference. They introduce the Digital Media Essay Contest with quotes from winning essays written by teens. Julia Stasch from the MacArthur Foundation (who funded the essay contest) shares a few words. An award is handed out to Dayhe Ham, the only essay winner present at the conference.

Lori GKid: We're GOING LIVE!!!!

Lori GKid: GET READY!!

Leroy Bigwig: what does live mean

Lori GKid: wand on

TSL Resident: we are going to be broadcasted to newyork

Alister Harrington: it works now....Ungh

Blue Linden: They are gonna see us, get ready to applause :)

Smith Massiel: whats it like in the real world

Leroy Bigwig: like

Lori GKid: get ready guys!

TSL Resident: so remember you are represtntin gth eteen grid

Leroy Bigwig: what city square?

TSL Resident: and all of SL

Leroy Bigwig: were gonna be on a huge TV?

nik385 Doesburg: a massive tv

Domzino Zeluco: when?

Leroy Bigwig: one of those things as big as my house?

Lori GKid: remember, when you see the balloons, that's your cye to giuve a big SL hello!

Lori’s use of the word “balloons” triggers her wand and balloons start falling from the sky – prematurely giving the teens the cue to wave and cheer.

Leroy Bigwig: wow

Alister Harrington: loading

Smith Massiel: big sl helloo!

Kit Axon CHEERS!!!!!

Jackson Widget: YEAHHHH

Alister Harrington: Aaand a big hello from the land of teh 337 h4xx0rz! w00t!

Esteth Eponym: Woo, HEllo!

Domzino Zeluco shouts: HEY! hi HEY ITS ME, hello out there... HEEEEEEEEY! HEY! hi HEY ITS ME, hello out there... HEEEEEEEEY! HEY! hi HEY ITS ME, hello out there... HEEEEEEEEY!

Jackson Widget: CHEEERE

Smith Massiel: woot

Lucky Sillanpaa: Whoo! Whoo whoo whoo whoo whoop!

Kit Axon: LOL

Little Pengi: hello Alister Harrington :)

Jackson Widget: WHAOOO

Domzino Zeluco shouts: HEY! hi HEY ITS ME, hello out there... HEEEEEEEEY! HEY! hi HEY ITS ME, hello out there... HEEEEEEEEY! HEY! hi HEY ITS ME, hello out there... HEEEEEEEEY!

Marduk Mauriac: WOOOOO

Jackson Widget: WAHOOO

Smith Massiel: hi hui

Aly Nerd: HEY! woo hey people wooooooo!

Deaka Luan: lol xD

nik385 Doesburg: woooo

Jackson Widget: WAHOOO

Domzino Zeluco shouts: HEY! hi HEY ITS ME, hello out there... HEEEEEEEEY! HEY! hi HEY ITS ME, hello out there... HEEEEEEEEY! HEY! hi HEY ITS ME, hello out there... HEEEEEEEEY!

Lucky Sillanpaa: Whoo! Whoo whoo whoo whoo whoop!

Little Pengi: hi Domzino Zeluco :)

Andrew Montagne: HELLO!

Skarr Greyskin: yeeeaaaa

Alister Harrington: w00000000000000t!

Jackson Widget: CHEEER

Aly Nerd: hey hey hey

Deaka Luan: i cant seee noooooo

Smith Massiel: woot

Paulix Hasp: LOL

Andrew Montagne: Welcome From TSL!

Little Pengi: hi Domzino Zeluco :)

Tocharaeh Wake: STOP SPAMMING

Marduk Mauriac: Hi!!!!!!

Lori GKid: Ok, and stop (that was practice :)

Lori GKid: get ready...

TSL Resident: shhh now get ready every one, we will go on soon, and remember... you are represented SL and all of the Teen Grid

Esteth Eponym: you can see SL in the background on the projector

Deaka Luan: the projection on the screen has a SL menu bar at the bottom :p

Lucky Sillanpaa: LOL

Kit Axon: ^.^

Leroy Bigwig: i just see blue

Lori GKid: get ready!!!!!!

Aly Nerd: oh here we go

At last, the GK Leaders draw the audience’s attention to the screen on the stage behind them which features an image of the Global Kids Annual Youth Conference announcement.

One of the GK Leaders says, “You might have noticed a video behind us. This is a live video from a virtual world for teens called Second Life. Check it out.”

At that point, inside the footage being projected on the stage, the video pulls back to reveal the virtual world of Second Life, the virtual stage erected on Global Kids Island, and the virtual crowd in attendance.

The GK Leader on stage in New York then continues, “Many teenagers within Second Life also submitted essays. And, in fact, they have been watching everything we just told you. Let’s give a big ‘welcome’ to Teen Second Life. On the count of three, please join me in shouting out, ‘Welcome Teen Second Life.’” At that point, all the GK Leaders shouted WELCOME TEEN SECOND LIFE!

Lori GKid: balloons

Alister Harrington shouts: Aaand a big hello from the land of teh 337 h4xx0rz! w00t!

Lori GKid: balloons

Lori GKid: balloons

Smith Massiel: hi evrybosy!!!!

Aly Nerd: HEY! woo hey people wooooooo!

Callum Fetid shouts: YO

Paulix Hasp: HEY~~~

Lori GKid: balloons

Jade Boxer: /clap

Kit Axon cheers!!!! "HI OUT THERE"

Alister Harrington shouts: Aaand a big hello from the land of teh 337 h4xx0rz! w00t!

Lori GKid: balloons

TSL Resident: Hello every one, from all of SecondLife, and us here on the Teen Grid, Thank you for your interest in us

Esteth Eponym: Hey Everyone!

Deaka Luan: woo!!!!!!!

Aly Nerd: HEY! woo hey people wooooooo!

Tocharaeh Wake: HELLO WORLD!!!! YOUR ALL MY NEW FRIENDS!!!!!! <3

Tocharaeh Wake: HELLO WORLD!!!! YOUR ALL MY NEW FRIENDS!!!!!! <3 <3

Andrew Montagne: WELCOME FROM TSL!

Lucky Sillanpaa: WHOOOOOO

Blue Linden: woohoo

Esteth Eponym: WOOOO!

Tocharaeh Wake: v

Smith Massiel: !mg boogie on

nik385 Doesburg: HIYA!

Marduk Mauriac: HI!!!!

Alister Harrington: YAYZOR

Callum Fetid shouts: W007!!

Andrew Montagne: wELCOME!

Kit Axon shouts: wheeeeeeee!

TSL Resident: Hello every one, from all of SecondLife, and us here on the Teen Grid, Thank you for your interest in us

Marduk Mauriac: :D

Angel Fitzcarraldo: go yall lol

Alister Harrington: ZOMG!!!111ONEONE

Skarr Greyskin: YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Esteth Eponym: HEEEEEEEEEEY

Andrew Montagne: welcome!

Kit Axon: can i run around popping balloons?

Tocharaeh Wake: HI BARRY!

Tocharaeh Wake: THATS ME

Callum Fetid shouts: NO

Kit Axon: lol

Tocharaeh Wake: HI BARRY!

Marduk Mauriac: Get a better view !

Deaka Luan: hes lagging xD

Paulix Hasp: haha

Kit Axon: barry you missed

nik385 Doesburg: HIYA YALL

Deaka Luan: stand still barry xD

Lucky Sillanpaa: GO BARRY

Deaka Luan: or yull lag

Skarr Greyskin: w00t!!!

Lori GKid: money

Lori GKid: money

Kit Axon: lori, we need balloons!

Lori GKid: money

Lori GKid: bubbles

nik385 Doesburg: WEEEEEEEE

Lori GKid: bubbbles

nik385 Doesburg: GET IN!

Marduk Mauriac: I see myself :D

Angel Fitzcarraldo: lol

Aly Nerd: they cant read this though can they

Aly Nerd: wow

Callum Fetid: anyone else hear it?

Lori GKid: SO, the teens in the real world gave a huge shoutout

nik385 Doesburg: WORD UP REAL WORLD!

Andrew Montagne: WEre off...

Callum Fetid shouts: YO

Lori GKid: and Jacorey gave out awards of 28514 Lindens to Toch and Alister

Alister Harrington looks up the exchange rate on lindex

Tocharaeh Wake: woot

Esteth Eponym: 0.0

Tocharaeh Wake: ^.^

Callum Fetid: its 300/1

Tocharaeh Wake: I WIN!

Tocharaeh Wake: ^.^

Alister Harrington: Holy....

Lori GKid: And Nok and Jaz will get their awards in real world money

Alister Harrington: Market crash =X

Esteth Eponym: thats like, kabillions

nik385 Doesburg: im getting 100 rl cash!

Lori forgot her wand was on and the word “world” caused a globe to fall from the sky.

Callum Fetid: lol

Kit Axon: oops...

Lori GKid: wand off

Marduk Mauriac: wtf

Marduk Mauriac: the world is in the way

Marduk Mauriac: nvm

nik385 Doesburg: sum1 get the earth off me

Alister Harrington: lol

Lori GKid: eek indeed :)

Esteth Eponym: y'know, in the spirit of GKids, you should donate it all!

Lori GKid: sorry guys

Kit Axon thinks esteth is a gkid in disguise...

Marduk Mauriac: MONYEY

Jacorey: i luv cash

Lori GKid: So, for the first time doing this, the ceremony went pretty well!

Kit Axon: i got hit by a world

Lori GKid: you guys should be real proud

Char Linden: WTG guys!

Esteth Eponym: will the Gkids be sticking around in SL?

Andrew Montagne: it done now?

Marduk Mauriac: w00t

Lori GKid: Yup

Kit Axon: yay!

Blue Linden: Way to be part of TG/GK history :D

Lucky Sillanpaa: yay!!!

Esteth Eponym: yey ^_^

Lori GKid: feel free to stick around and enjoy more of the youth conference

Lori GKid: we have an great performance coming up in a couple minutes

TSL Resident: Thank you GK, for bringing SecondLife an interesting and rewarding connection

Blue Linden: Congrats to the Essay contest winners!

Lori GKid: Check out their essays in the book over there

Andrew Montagne: congrats nik!

Esteth Eponym shouts: are lori and Jacorey at the conference itself?

Lori GKid: We are

Lucky Sillanpaa: WHOOOO

Esteth Eponym: cool, its weird to see people in RL in SL too :D

Jaz Impfondo: lol

AFTER THE AWARD CEREMONY 

On stage at the conference in New York, the afternoon plenary continues with a presentation by the Global Kids Human Rights Activist Project, followed by a dance performance by Punjabi Dynasty of Long Island City High School.

Lori GKid: jI'm psyched for what's coming on stage!!!!

Lucky Sillanpaa: yeah, I am taking a few snapshots

Lori GKid: check em out!!!

Kit Axon: flickering lights...

Marduk Mauriac: FLASHY

Esteth Eponym: AAAAAH, its FREDDY!

Kit Axon: xD

Marduk Mauriac: Awesome

Marduk Mauriac: That's pretty cool

Jaz Impfondo: Yay for dancing

Jaz Impfondo: xD

Marduk Mauriac: That's some FUNKY dancin'

nik385 Doesburg dosent know whats going on but says wooo anyways

Tocharaeh Wake: =p

Kit Axon: i win

Kit Axon: xD

The teens in Second Life are enjoying the performance and start dancing themselves.

Kit Axon: whoooooooo!!!!!

Multibracer: 1.1.1

Marduk Mauriac: !mg boogie

Kit Axon: lol lucky

Esteth Eponym: dance1

Kit Axon: on the stage, not on lori

Esteth Eponym: /dance1

Tocharaeh Wake: Whoooooooooooo!!!

Martial Logan has a better view from Teh Robot

Marduk Mauriac: YAY! LMAO

Lori GKid: Everyone come on stage and join the dancing!!!!

A bunch of teens come onto the Second Life stage to dance.

Keshi Perun shouts: Good Job Everyone ty GK for bringing this into tsl

Barry GKid: There's more dancing coming

Martial Logan: Victory dance!!!

TSL Resident: Thank you again Global Kids, for bringing all of Teen SecondLife this wonderful event

Jacorey: it doesn't look right when i have a lizard in my hand

Kit Axon: go lizard go!

Lori GKid: Thanks guys!!!!

Kit Axon: yup! ^.^

Domzino Zeluco: that lizard is cool

Domzino Zeluco: detailed

Kit Axon: dance lori!

While the dance party continues, some of the teens express interest in the future of Global Kids in Second Life.

Lucky Sillanpaa: I would like to know, maybe I could help with the next project

Jaz Impfondo: I've wanted to help since the beginner

THE PLENARY ENDS; THE CAMERA SHOWS THE AUDIENCE LEAVING

Barry GKid: That was fun

Barry GKid: Gotta love the dancing

Kit Axon: you guys did awesome with the conference ^.^

Marduk Mauriac: LOOK AT THE PEOPLES

Marduk Mauriac: They don't know we're watching them

Lucky Sillanpaa: is it over?

Lucky Sillanpaa: :(

Lori GKid: YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!!!

Esteth Eponym: no, you guys are awesome

Lucky Sillanpaa: psssh, Lori, nest time I am in the city, I will stop by :D

Marduk Mauriac: Whoever's the cameraman should show himseld

Martial Logan: I didn’t get it, what was that all about anyway?

Marduk Mauriac: I’m still dancing and I don’t know why

Esteth Eponym shouts: lets all thank GKids for putting on such a great show!

Kit Axon shouts: THANK YOU GKIDS!!!

Martial Logan: I’m gonna fly around this island for a bit, it’s nice