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J Room is a podcast from Omaha Westside High School's journalism advisers. Episodes will focus on the challenges and rewards that J teachers encounter.

Tim Kaldahl & Jerred Zegelis

  • Mar 11, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 17m AVG DURATION
  • 11 EPISODES


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Episode 11: Maybe they don't need us anymore (the coronavirus edition)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 11:59


Coronavirus problems, concerns, questions are everywhere . . . including the J Room. In this episode, Jerred Zegelis (Z) and Tim Kaldahl (K) discuss how the coronavirus has impacted student journalism. Check out even more of the work done in the J Room at http://www.thejroom.net. Want to get in touch? Email us at kaldahl.timothy@westside66.net or zegelis.jerred@westside66.net. For a peek at Westside High School Journalism, go to http://westsidewired.net. Also check out a new Westside Middle School website at http://wmspress.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jroom/message

Episode 10: It's a new episode . . . finally!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 17:15


It has been far too long since the last episode of the J Room. The year is more than half over, and things have been busy. In this episode, Jerred Zegelis (Z) and Tim Kaldahl (K) talk about their seniors, journalism awards, student stress, and looking ahead to next year's students. Check out even more of the work done in the J Room at http://www.thejroom.net. Want to get in touch? Email us at kaldahl.timothy@westside66.net or zegelis.jerred@westside66.net. For a peek at Westside High School Journalism, go to http://westsidewired.net. Also check out a new Westside Middle School website at http://wmspress.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jroom/message

Episode 9: It's a new year (and the start of season two)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2019 18:40


Jerred Zegelis (Z) and Tim Kaldahl (K) are back for season two of the J Room. This episode takes place in the calm before the storm . . . a few days before students come back for 2019-20. The segment also includes a new feature -- "Stuff You Can Use." The"stuff" this week is a video editing program, DaVinci Resolve. Interested? Here's the link -- https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/ Some more about Davinci: https://thejroom.net/2019/08/20/free-video-software-without-almost-any-compromise/ Check out even more of the work done in the J Room at http://www.thejroom.net. Want to get in touch? Email us at kaldahl.timothy@westside66.net or zegelis.jerred@westside66.net. For a peek at Westside High School Journalism, go to http://westsidewired.net. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jroom/message

Episode 8: The yearbooks are in!

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2019 25:58


It has the longest deadline. It costs the most. It weighs the heaviest. Advising a yearbook is a very different undertaking. The day the truck comes in with the books is a special one. In this episode, one of the co-editors-in-chief shares her thoughts as she sees her book for the first time. And her advisors, Jerred Zegelis (Z) and Tim Kaldahl (K) talk about the past year and lessons learned. Check out even more of the work done in the J Room at http://www.thejroom.net. Want to get in touch? Email us at kaldahl.timothy@westside66.net or zegelis.jerred@westside66.net. For a peek at Westside High School Journalism, go to http://westsidewired.net. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jroom/message

Episode 7: You won't know until you try it . . . advice from graduating editors in chief

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 12:13


Emily and Georgia are leaving. They served as co-editors in chief for the Westside Journalism's daily online news site -- Westside Wired. They talk with Jerred Zegelis (Z) and Tim Kaldahl (K) about what they've learned over the past four years. The big lesson? Adapt and try stuff. Check out even more of the work done in the J Room at http://westsidewired.net/. Want to get in touch? Email us at kaldahl.timothy@westside66.net or zegelis.jerred@westside66.net. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jroom/message

Episode 6: News and Analytics Are Good

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2019 16:23


It's just Z (Jerred Zegelis) and K (Tim Kaldahl) talking about the surprising/not surprising fact that real news is something that gets read at a high school. Looking at our Google stats for what gets read on our news site has shown that covering important, timely topics makes all the difference. Check out even more of the work done in the J Room at http://westsidewired.net/. Want to get in touch? Email us at kaldahl.timothy@westside66.net or zegelis.jerred@westside66.net. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jroom/message

Episode 5: Sam the senior

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2019 16:52


What's it like to be a senior journalism student (four years!) who is about to graduate? In this episode, Jerred Zegelis (Z) and Tim Kaldahl (K) look back at how the Westside newspaper, The Lance, has evolved with Sam, who has been an editor in chief for two years. Check out even more of the work done in the J Room at http://westsidewired.net/. Want to get in touch? Email us at kaldahl.timothy@westside66.net or zegelis.jerred@westside66.net. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jroom/message

The J Room Episode 4: "We Figured It Out Together" - A conversation with our yearbook editors

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2019 22:22


In this episode, Jerred Zegelis (Z) and Tim Kaldahl (K) talk with the yearbook editors, Brooklyn and Ramya. These students created this year's Shield Yearbook with the help of many other students. Check out even more of the work done in the J Room at http://westsidewired.net/. Want to get in touch? Email us at kaldahl.timothy@westside66.net or zegelis.jerred@westside66.net. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jroom/message

Episode 3: Two Seniors Reflect on their Time in the J Room

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2019 23:45


In this episode, Jerred Zegelis (Z) and Tim Kaldahl (K) talk to two of the senior leaders in the program, Dre and Brandon. These two young men are the producers of our award-winning video journalism program, Warrior Television. For more work that Dre and Brandon produced, go here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfBhU6aGKoGwnCCCx6-VRHQ Check out even more of the work done in the J Room at http://westsidewired.net/. Want to get in touch? Email us at kaldahl.timothy@westside66.net or zegelis.jerred@westside66.net. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jroom/message

Year in Review 2019 from the J Room Teachers

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2019 21:19


In this episode, Jerred Zegelis (Z) and Tim Kaldahl (K) look back and take stock of the 2018-19 journalism program at Westside High School in Omaha. The two discuss what went well, what didn't, and what's ahead. WHS journalism students (both individually and as a group) won a slew of awards, but is that what it's all about? Check out the work done in the J Room at http://westsidewired.net/. Want to get in touch? Email us at kaldahl.timothy@westside66.net or zegelis.jerred@westside66.net. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jroom/message

Intro to J Room

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2019 9:18


This is the first episode of J Room with journalism advisers Jerred Zegelis and Tim Kaldahl. The podcast takes place at Westside High School in Omaha, Nebraska. This audio provides a quick introduction and overview of what we hope the podcast will achieve in the future. Our goal is to post regularly (weekly?) with new information that is relevant, interesting, and (hopefully) amusing to teachers and staff connected to high school J programs. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jroom/message

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