Online Zoom class has become the norm these days, along with Google Hangouts Meet and Mozilla Hubs, among others. While it has become a convenience to get out of bed, turn on the computer, and be ready for the class as soon as you wake up, not every student is exactly thrilled about it. In particular, young students may need some extra encouragement to want to do an online class.
One such student is an 8-year-old girl who found a way out of her online classes. She carried out one trick and one trick only throughout many days. Eventually, she could outwit several adults with her prank from her parents and teachers to the more techie guys.
Mom Cannot Help Child with Online Zoom Class Problem
The little girl's uncle took to Twitter with the now-viral story of his niece. At first, the problem was noted as a technical glitch, and no one ever suspected the 8-year-old. The uncle explained that his sister has three kids, all doing online Zoom classes. But one day, the 8-year-old girl's Zoom stopped working. For over an hour, the mom tried to get her child logged back into her online Zoom class but failed, Yahoo reported.
The technical glitch cited an "incorrect password," which troubled the mom for many days. When she could not log in, the mom called her daughter's teacher, who also worked on logging the student back into the class for about an hour.
The Weird Tech Glitch that Even Experts Cannot Solve
The mom then figured it could be a problem with their WIFI or IP address. So, she took their computer over to her friend's house. Still, the technical glitch persisted. Nothing seemed to work. Her next step was to report the so-called glitch to the Zoom tech. Lo and behold, even the tech experts at Zoom could not figure out a solution.
So, the school sends in one of their computer teachers to solve the student's computer issue. The "incorrect password" error persisted. By then, the adults had given up, and the mom was fully homeschooling the 8-year-old girl. Her innocent daughter even commented how it was nice that she could "get to help around the house."
The Day She Was Found Out
It was the third week of the incorrect Zoom password issue, and the 8-year-old continues to be homeschooled by her mom. It turns out she was getting exactly what she wanted-less time on the computer and more time with herself (and mom, of course). But the cute girl was about to be found out.
"It was my sister's friend who found out about my niece's mischievous prank," revealed the uncle, Mike Piccolo, who himself is a techie. The chief technology officer of FullStack Labs, a web development company, shared how his niece discovered and used a Zoom safety feature to her advantage.
The friend watched as the 8-year-old girl repeatedly typed in the wrong password on her Zoom account, Fatherly revealed. She did this about 20 times, and it was then that everyone found out about the hilarious prank. "You see, my niece figured out that if you logged in using an incorrect password on Zoom, it would automatically lock you out of your account for some time.
Piccolo added, "with this safety feature and her cute face, she was able to pull off the elaborate scheme and outwitted no less than eight adults over three whole weeks."
Zoom Safety Feature
For parents who need to learn how to navigate online classes, it is essential to know about a safety feature that works on many virtual classrooms like Zoom. For Zoom, seven failed attempts at logging in will automatically lock the Zoom account for 30 minutes, Tech Boomers revealed. Either wait it out or reset the password when this happens. To do the latter, choose the recover or reset password to unlock the Zoom account.
