Guide How to Adopt a Textbook with Slingshot Pro

All faculty will use Slingshot Pro for textbook adoptions beginning with the Fall 2026 term. Please review the information below for specifics and resources to help in this process.

*Please note: For faculty that do not normally do their own textbook adopting, please contact the departmental administrator or chair for assistance in adopting textbooks.

Introduction and Overview

Introduction and Overview

Evangel Adoption Training Presentation April 2026

Tutorials

Tutorials

How to log in to Slingshot Pro

Go to the Slingshot website and press LOGIN under Pro (Faculty and Admin Login).

Slingshot Login

Type in Evangel, select our school, and then click the Login with School Account button. This should prompt you to log in using your Evangel credentials (SSO).

Login with School Account

We recommend bookmarking this link on your browser. There will no longer be a Canvas option.

How to navigate the main Slingshot Pro Dashboard

How to navigate the Adopt Dashboard

How to adopt a textbook

How to navigate the Section Research Dashboard

How to set up the Slingshot Direct Tool in your Canvas course for digital textbooks

Download a PDF Guide.

Click the tabs below to expand the information.

Step 1: Retrieve Slingshot Direct URL from Slingshot Pro

To retrieve a link that will direct the student directly into their course material, login into Slingshot Pro.
After you have logged in, click on Section Research on the left-hand navigation bar.

Section Research

Click on the name of the section you are wanting to retrieve the course material URL. If you can’t find the section you are looking for, use the filters at the top of the page or reach out to Slingshot customer service for assistance.
Click on the Course Materials tab.

Course Material Tab

Find the course material that you want to link to and copy the URL next to LTI Material URL. It should look something like this: https://direct.slingshotedu.com/lti/material/9780521689380
- Note – This link it unique to the course material so don’t use the example above even if your link looks similar.

Step 2: Add Slingshot LTI Link to a Course

In your Canvas course, click the Modules link in the Course Navigation.
In the Module where you’d like to add the link, click the “+” button in the module header.

Module

In the Add drop-down menu, select External Tool.
Find the Slingshot Course Materials external tool and click on it.

Slingshot External Tool

Fill in the following information:
- URL: Remove the prepopulated URL and use the one that you have retrieved from Slingshot Pro.
  - If you want to link to Slingshot’s Course Materials page and not into the specific course material, you can you this URL - https://direct.slingshotedu.com/lti/studentMaterial/.
- Page Name: Remove the prepopulated text and change it to the name of the course material you are linking to.
- Load in a new tab: We recommend this box is checked, but it is not required.
Click on the Add Item button.
Click on the link that was just created to make sure that it works.
You should see a message that looks similar to the screenshot below saying that the course material connection was successfully setup. Normally, a student will be redirected into their course materials, but since your Slingshot account doesn’t have this course material in it and you are an instructor or administrator in your LMS, you see this message instead. Verify that the course material that you see matches the one that you want to link to. Assuming that it does, you have set everything up properly.

Course Material Connection Successful

Additional Resources & Contact Information

Additional Resources

Slingshot FAQ Page

Contact Slingshot

Adoption Questions: pro.support+evangel@slingshotedu.com
Account or Access Questions: Corey O’Grady, cogrady@slingshotedu.com