I am adding another search engine to my search toolkit.
Quixey has been around since 2009, but it’s new to me. The search was designed to
solve a problem – millions 
of apps were being created, but there was no simple way to find them. App discovery was limited to categories, top ten lists, directories and basic keyword search. Quixey was created to help people easily find apps simply by describing want they wanted to do.
Quixey incorporates what it calls Functional Search™. allowing users to select their device, choose whether they want free or pay apps, and describe their need in natural language.
The seach uses data from across the web (blogs, tweets, news and review sites and more) to learn exactly what each app can do.
With mobile devices becoming more and more prevalent as learning platforms, Quixey could be a handy resource to share with teachers and parents.
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But if you prefer the directory (or the blog review) approach, here are a few additional choices:- APPitic, a collection of 1300+ apps for education
- Daryl Grabarek’s SLJ Touch and Go blog.
- Apps in Education apps listed by learning area
- I Education Apps Review (IEARN) a community effort to grade educational apps.
- iPads in Education (a Ning community)
- makeuseof Directory of Apps
- Appolicious a mobile app discovery service associated with Yahoo!
About Joyce Valenza
Thanks Joyce! This is perfect since we just got in our iPads and are trying to figure out the type of apps, beyond our favorites, we want to try out.