Besides taking notes, staying organized and reviewing for about 15-20 minutes everyday?

Here are some helpful hints to help you study effectively:

• Use flashcards! - Make a set of flashcards for every set of vocabulary with the Spanish word on one side and the English on the other. You can use them to review for every vocab. quiz. If you find that you have a bit of free time at the end of a class or while on the bus, pull out the flashcards! Reviewing them for 5 minutes a day will help you considerably. After you feel confident with a set of words, hand your cards to a friend or family member so that they can quiz you. It doesn't matter if they don't speak Spanish, because you need to study both meaning and spelling!
• Find yourself a study buddy! - Studying with someone who is also taking my class can be helpful because you can help each other through the homework or in practicing speaking sections. Your buddy need not be in the same class period as you and you can have more than one. Sometimes studying in a group can be helpful as long as you stay on task! The occasional pizza break is understandable though. ;)
• Hit the Links! - Have you tried the helpful links that I have here on my site? You can practice your grammar as well as get some different explanations on usage/formation.
  

Note: To use these websites, just cut and paste them into your address bar OR simply click the hot link!

Spanish 3

NEW WEBSITE! http://faculty.musowls.org/BurrM/verb1.htm - this site has some great command and subjunctive practice!

http://www.studyspanish.com -On the left hand side, scroll down until you see the grammar section. After clicking on that, you will see a list of grammar sections that you can work through. Each section offers explanations and practice exercises as well as extra practice for those who are willing to pay the membership cost.

http://academics.vmi.edu/modlan_kbb/kbb/vmispanishdrills.htm - It might take a bit of digging, but this one is helpful for explanations.

http://www.columbia.edu/~fms5/ - Be sure to read the directions at the bottom of the home page! It explains how the activities are set up. :)

Spanish 4

http://www.verbolog.com/conjuga.htm - This site will help you with those tricky verb conjugations.

http://eleaston.com/spanish.html - Tons of helpful grammar and vocabulary links!

http://academics.vmi.edu/modlan_kbb/kbb/vmispanishdrills.htm - A good basic site.

AP Spanish

http://college.hmco.com/languages/spanish/jarvis/continuemos/7e/students/ - This is the site that is used for the grammar portion of this class! Look for ¿Cuántas recuerdas? on the left hand side and then choose the Unit that we are studying.

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/ - This is the site that we are using for listening comprehension using the different access!!!

http://conjuguemos.com/home/docs/nologin/spanish_verbs_verbs_26.html -This site is the site for verb conjugation practice in any tense or mood! FANTASTICO!

http://www.verbix.com/languages/spanish.shtml - Do you need help with the verbs on "The Verb List"? Check out this website for definitions and conjugations!

http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/index.php  (SORRY! You may have to cut and paste this one. :/)- This site offers a wide range of activities and exercises on advanced grammar. I especially like the songs that she has added in. :)

http://mld.ursinus.edu/~jarana/Ejercicios/self-check.html - José de Arana's site is challenging so you might want to use this one to quiz your progress rather than use it for initial practice.
www.spaleon.com - excellent site for basic verb practice!
http://www.trinity.edu/mstroud/grammar/ - This link goes into the picky stuff that drives us all crazy like prepositions, pronouns and subjunctive vs. indicative.
http://www.auladiez.com/ejercicios/index.html - AulaDiez will allow you to practice your grammar and modismos and will send you "grade cards" on how you perform on each section.

http://www.verbolog.com/conjuga.htm - Verbs, Verbs and more Verbs!

http://eleaston.com/spanish.html - If you can't find what you need here, then I don't know what to tell you. ;)