Online Resources: Dictionary, vocabulary and grammar

wordreference.com :
This is a good online dictionary for getting nuanced definitions of French words. It also has forums where you can ask questions of actual Francophones and get even better vocabulary/grammar insight. Most of the words also have a clickable megaphone that will model the pronunciation for you.

Tex's French Grammar :
This website has excellent activities and explanations in English of various French grammar points. They also have various audio recordings to give an example of pronunciations. Basic verb drills are also available to increase speed and accuracy of conjugation.

www.freerice.com : This site provides basic vocabulary-building exercises in French (click on “Subject” at the top of the page to change it to French). For each correct answer, 10 grains of rice are donated to the UN World Food Program.

http://www.armoredpenguin.com/ : This site lets you create crossword puzzles, word searches, and word scrambles by entering your own vocabulary lists and clues. You can practice your vocabulary by typing in the initial words, then practice again by finding them/unscrambling them after the computer has made the puzzle for you!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/ : This site has a surplus of activities and resources. Some specific highlights are listed below, but there are many more to discover.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance/flash/ : This BBC site for high schoolers has interactive videos in French with accompanying quizzes and transcripts.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/games/ : Destination Death (a role-playing game in French) and Bitesize Bingo are two games you can play here for additional practice.

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2french.html : Although this site is for children, it mostly consists of drag-and-drop matching of vocabulary words to the corresponding image and can be useful as a basic vocab review.

http://www.languageguide.org/french/ : This site has French vocabulary lists, grammar explanations, and readings.

French news sites will be posted separately. Enjoy!