For the dictionaries, translators, and sentence example sites, I typically always have them open in different tabs in one desktop browser window. Either that or I have a folder with them all bookmarked and open them as a separate window while actively studying.
For reading, I've started to read novels. I also sometimes read online news articles, lifestyle articles, or articles similar to listicles. I prefer to read native content because I don't want to internalize what might be inaccurate translations (although, my first novel outside of the books mentioned below was translated from English).
If you do want to look for books that may have a Spanish version, worldcat.org is a good resource.
I read my books using a Kindle. It has a translation feature and at least one if not multiple Spanish dictionaries that you can use to define a word and the definitions come with examples. Most of my personal devices and frequently used websites are in Spanish so the examples are in Spanish as well, which leads to even more input. I'm a big fan of physical books but the translation and dictionary feature have been a huge advantage of using a Kindle. Although, with physical books it is nice to circle a word you don't know and be able to use it in various ways to track your progress.
For music, I primarily use Spotify and if I like one song I try to listen to the "song radio" for that song as well as more of the artist's music.
Great for Spotify in general but some songs don’t have all lyrics due to commercial use issues with Musixmatch, Genius, or general availability as lyrics are provided by users.
At the moment I tend to prefer hearing distinción because it makes it easier to hear a word and figure out how to spell it. Although, I still have an issue with distinguishing between "r", "t", and "d". Another reason I use distinción is because the DELE exam is in Spaniard Spanish. If I'm not using distinción then I'm using seseo.
Gets you speaking from day one of using. I've used both the Grammarless and Real World programs. Both were helpful. I first used Grammarless and then Real World. I didn't start with Grammarless until six months into learning.
watching multiple videos, one video multiple times, or Netflix,
reading,
contributing to HelloTalk,
using Anki,
and writing out conjugations or using Conjugato for irregular verbs in the indicative, subjunctive, and imperative moods and their tenses that have been a challenge for me with vosotros as well since I've been neglecting it.
I'm focused more on input than output at the moment.
Proficiency Tests
The main reasons people take these tests are for employment and/or to grade themselves and assess what they need to improve to reach native-like fluency or a certain level of proficiency.
If you are not trying to achieve those goals you may not want to take these exams.
DELE (CEFR A-C 1-2)
Six exams total. You do not need to take earlier exams in order to take later exams. The exams, in order of lowest to highest proficiency, are A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, and C2.